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

12The person who has the Son has this life. The person who doesn’t have the Son of God doesn’t have this life. 13I’ve written this to those who believe in the Son of God so that they will know that they have eternal life. We are confident that God listens to us if we ask for anything that has his approval. 15We know that he listens to our requests. So we know that we already have what we ask him for. 16If you see another believer committing a sin that doesn’t lead to death, you should pray that God would give that person life. This is true for those who commit sins that don’t lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I’m not telling you to pray about that.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the confidenceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the confidenceπαρρησίαparrhēsia · boldnessG3954
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• inπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• we askαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• any thingτιςtis · oneG5100
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
• he hearethἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for 1 John 5:14

• 1 John 3:21Dear friends, if our conscience doesn’t condemn us, we can boldly look to God
• Ephesians 3:12We can go to God with bold confidence through faith in Christ.
• Hebrews 3:6But Christ is a faithful son in charge of God’s household. We are his household if we continue to have courage and to be proud of the confidence we have.
• Hebrews 10:35So don’t lose your confidence. It will bring you a great reward.
• 1 John 3:22and receive from him anything we ask. We receive it because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.
• Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will hear you.
• Jeremiah 33:3Call to me, and I will answer you. I will tell you great and mysterious things that you do not know.
• Matthew 7:7“Ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened for you.
• Matthew 21:22Have faith that you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
• John 14:13I will do anything you ask ⌞the Father⌟ in my name so that the Father will be given glory because of the Son.
• John 15:7If you live in me and what I say lives in you, then ask for anything you want, and it will be yours.
• John 16:24So far you haven’t asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive so that you can be completely happy.
• James 1:5If any of you needs wisdom to know what you should do, you should ask God, and he will give it to you. God is generous to everyone and doesn’t find fault with them.
• James 4:3When you pray for things, you don’t get them because you want them for the wrong reason—for your own pleasure.
• James 5:16So admit your sins to each other, and pray for each other so that you will be healed. Prayers offered by those who have God’s approval are effective.
• Job 34:28They forced the poor to cry out to him, and he hears the cry of those who suffer.

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

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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