New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 3:18-22

18LittleΤεκνίαTekniaG5040childrenG5040,let us not loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25with wordλόγῳlogōG3056orμηδὲmēdeG3366with tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100,but in deedἔργῳergōG2041andtruthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.

19We will knowγνωσόμεθαgnōsomethaG1097by thisτούτῳtoutōG3778that we areof the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225, and willassureπείσομενpeisomenG3982our heartκαρδίανkardianG2588beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715Him

20in whateverἐὰνeanG3739 G5100 G1437our heartκαρδία,kardiaG2588condemnsκαταγινώσκῃkataginōskēG2607us; for GodθεὸςtheosG2316is greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than our heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588and knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097allG3956thingsπάντα.¶pantaG3956.

21BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,ifἐὰνeanG1437our heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588does not condemnκαταγινώσκῃkataginōskēG2607us, we haveἔχομενechomenG2192confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954beforeπρὸςprosG4314Godθεόν,theonG2316;

22andwhateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437we askαἰτῶμενaitōmenG154we receiveλαμβάνομενlambanomenG2983from Him, becauseὅτιhotiG3754wekeepτηροῦμενtēroumenG5083His commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785and doποιοῦμεν.poioumenG4160the things that are pleasingἀρεστὰarestaG701in His sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799.

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