1 John 5:14

1 John 5:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
• New International Version (NIV)This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Context of 1 John 5:14

12He that has the Son has life: he that has not the Son of God has not life. 13These things have I written to you that ye may know that ye have eternal life who believe on the name of the Son of God. And this is the boldness which we have towards him, that if we ask him anything according to his will he hears us. 15And if we know that he hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him. 16If any one see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life, for those that do not sin unto death. There is a sin to death: I do not say of that that he should make a request.

1 John 5:14 word by word

καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ παρρησία ἣν ἔχομεν πρὸς αὐτόν, ὅτι ἐάν τι αἰτώμεθα κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ ἀκούει ἡμῶν·Read the interlinear

• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• boldnessπαρρησίαparrhēsia · boldnessG3954
• askαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• anythingτιςtis · oneG5100
• accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
• hearsἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for 1 John 5:14

• 1 John 3:21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards God,
• Ephesians 3:12in whom we have boldness and access in confidence by the faith of him.
• Hebrews 3:6but Christ, as Son over his house, whose house are we, if indeed we hold fast the boldness and the boast of hope firm to the end.
• Hebrews 10:35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense.
• 1 John 3:22and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight.
• Jeremiah 29:12And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you;
• Jeremiah 33:3Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and I will shew thee great and hidden things, which thou knowest not.
• Matthew 7:7Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
• Matthew 21:22And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
• John 14:13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, this will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
• John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall come to pass to you.
• John 16:24Hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
• James 1:5But if any one of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all freely and reproaches not, and it shall be given to him:
• James 4:3Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask evilly, that ye may consume [it] in your pleasures.
• James 5:16Confess therefore your offences to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. [The] fervent supplication of the righteous [man] has much power.
• Job 34:28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

Commentaries on 1 John 5:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14This is the confidence - ̔, The liberty of access and speech, that if we ask any thing according to his will, that is, which he has promised in his word. His word is a revelation of his will, in the things which concern the salvation of man. All that God has promised we are justified in expecting; and what he has promised, and we expect, we should pray for. Prayer is the language of the children of God. He who is begotten of God speaks this language. He…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And this is the confidence that we have in him - Margin, “concerning.” Greek, “toward him,” or in respect to him - ̀ ̓̀ pros autonThe confidence referred to here is that which relates to the answer to prayer. The apostle does not say that this is the only thing in respect to which there is to be confidence in him, but that it is one which is worthy of special consideration. The sense is, that one of the effects of believing on the Lord Jesus 1 John 5:13…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 Upon all this evidence, it is but right that we believe on the name of the Son of God. Believers have eternal life in the covenant of the gospel. Then let us thankfully receive the record of Scripture. Always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that our labour is not in vain in the Lord. The Lord Christ invites us to come to him in all circumstances, with our supplications and requests, notwithstanding the sin that besets us. Our…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. the confidence--boldness (1Jo 4:17) in prayer, which results from knowing that we have eternal life (1Jo 5:13; 1Jo 3:19, 22). according to his will--which is the believer's will, and which is therefore no restraint to his prayers. In so far as God's will is not our will, we are not abiding in faith, and our prayers are not accepted. Alford well says, If we knew God's will thoroughly, and submitted to it heartily, it would be impossible for us to ask…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 5:14

• Assurance
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Commentaries on 1 John 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings