Focused Passage

1 John 3:19-24

Children of God, Practicing Righteousness, and Loving One Another

The chapter moves from the Father’s love in making believers children of God to the family resemblance of righteousness, love, confidence before God, and Spirit-confirmed abiding.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

19And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:

20Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.

21Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,

22and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

23And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.

24Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.

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Verse 19

Cross-references

Romans 8:16Classic cross-references Matthew 28:20Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:22Classic cross-references Proverbs 20:27Classic cross-references 2 Peter 1:10Classic cross-references John 15:7OliveGrove study links

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionbyἐνG1722PrepositionthisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singularwe will knowγνωσόμεθαG1097Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionwe belong toἐσμένG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural. . .ἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulartruthἀληθείαςG225Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwill assureπείσομενG3982Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularheartsκαρδίανG2588Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularin His presenceἔμπροσθενG1715Preposition. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Psalms 145:18Classic cross-references Psalms 139:1Classic cross-references Jeremiah 17:10Classic cross-references Hebrews 4:13Classic cross-references Job 13:15Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:22OliveGrove study links John 15:7OliveGrove study links Romans 8:16OliveGrove study links

Original words

EvenὅτιG3754ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437ConjunctionourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularheartsκαρδίαG2588Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularcondemn [us]καταγινώσκῃG2607Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulargreater thanμείζωνG3173Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralheartsκαρδίαςG2588Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe knowsγινώσκειG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularall thingsπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural

Verse 21

Cross-references

1 John 5:14Classic cross-references Luke 11:28Classic cross-references John 15:10Classic cross-references Matthew 7:21Classic cross-references 1 John 2:28Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:22OliveGrove study links John 15:7OliveGrove study links Romans 8:16OliveGrove study links

Original words

BelovedἈγαπητοίG27Adjective - Vocative Masculine PluralifἐὰνG1437ConjunctionourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularheartsκαρδίαG2588Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularvvv«μὴG3361Adverbdo not condemn [us]καταγινώσκῃ»G2607Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularwe haveἔχομενG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralconfidenceπαρρησίανG3954Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbeforeπρὸςG4314Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Verse 22

Cross-references

Matthew 7:7Classic cross-references Luke 11:9Classic cross-references Mark 11:24Classic cross-references John 15:7Classic cross-references James 5:16Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:22OliveGrove study links Romans 8:16OliveGrove study links

Original words

andκαὶG2532Conjunctionwe will receiveλαμβάνομενG2983Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralfromἀπ’G575PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularwhateverὃG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .ἐὰνG1437Conjunctionwe askαἰτῶμενG154Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionwe keepτηροῦμενG5083Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralcommandmentsἐντολὰςG1785Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondoποιοῦμενG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralwhatτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralis pleasingἀρεστὰG701Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralin His sightἐνώπιονG1799Preposition. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 23

Cross-references

John 13:34Classic cross-references John 6:29Classic cross-references John 1:12Classic cross-references John 15:12Classic cross-references 1 John 5:13Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:22OliveGrove study links John 15:7OliveGrove study links Romans 8:16OliveGrove study links

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionthisαὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularcommandmentἐντολὴG1785Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularthatἵναG2443Conjunctionwe should believeπιστεύσωμενG4100Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Pluralin theτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularnameὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter Singularof HisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularSonΥἱοῦG5207Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwe should loveἀγαπῶμενG25Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Pluralone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Pluraljust asκαθὼςG2531AdverbvvvἔδωκενG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHe commandedἐντολὴνG1785Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural

Verse 24

Cross-references

1 John 4:4Classic cross-references 1 John 4:16Classic cross-references 1 John 4:15Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 3:16Classic cross-references 1 John 4:13Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:22OliveGrove study links John 15:7OliveGrove study links Romans 8:16OliveGrove study links

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionWhoeverὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularkeepsτηρῶνG5083Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralcommandmentsἐντολὰςG1785Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralremainsμένειG3306Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[God]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[God]αὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionbyἐνG1722PrepositionthisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singularwe knowγινώσκομενG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionHe remainsμένειG3306Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralbyἐκG1537PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-οὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter SingularHe has givenἔδωκενG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural

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