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 who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. 13These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. 16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should make request for this.

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

• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• the confidenceπαρρησίαparrhēsia · boldnessG3954
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• beforeπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• we askαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• anythingτιςtis · oneG5100
• accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
• to His willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
• He hearsἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for 1 John 5:14

• 1 John 3:21Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
• Ephesians 3:12in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.
• Hebrews 3:6but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house--whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.
• Hebrews 10:35Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
• 1 John 3:22and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.
• Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
• Jeremiah 33:3‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’
• Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
• Matthew 21:22And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
• John 14:13Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
• John 15:7If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
• John 16:24Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.
• James 1:5But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
• James 4:3You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
• James 5:16Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
• Job 34:28So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He might hear 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