1 John 3:19

Translations

Modern

And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:

Traditional

And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

Literal

And in this we will know that we are of the truth, and we will assure our heart before Him,

Latin

…in hoc cognoscimus quoniam ex veritate sumus: et in conspectu ejus suadebimus corda nostra.

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English

And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:

Notes

1 John 3:19–22

Those who truly love (3:16–18) can feel confident that God accepts them. This kind of love shows that their faith is real and that they have new life in Christ (see 4:7–8).

1 John 3:11–22

John now emphasizes that Christians need to love one another (see John 13:34).

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