1 John 3:19

1 John 3:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him;
• New King James Version (NKJV)And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God.

Context of 1 John 3:19

17If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 18Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God

1 John 3:19 word by word

καὶ ἐν τούτῳ γνωσόμεθα ὅτι ἐκ τῆς ἀληθείας ἐσμὲν καὶ ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ πείσομεν τὴν καρδίαν ἡμῶν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• herebyἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• we knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• we areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the truthὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• shall assureπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for 1 John 3:19

• 1 John 3:14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
• 1 John 1:8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
• John 13:35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
• John 18:37“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
• 1 John 3:21Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God
• Isaiah 32:17The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.
• Hebrews 6:10God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
• Hebrews 10:22let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
• Romans 4:21being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
• Romans 8:38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
• 2 Timothy 1:12That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.
• Hebrews 11:13All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.

Commentaries on 1 John 3:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Hereby we know that we are of the truth - That we have the true religion of the Lord Jesus, and shall assure our hearts - be persuaded in our consciences, that we have the truth as it is in Jesus; as no man can impose upon himself by imagining he loves when he does not: he may make empty professions to others, but if he loves either God or man, he knows it because he feels it; and love unfelt is not love, it is word or tongue. This the apostle lays down…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19And hereby - Greek, “by this;” that is, by the fact that we have true love to others, and that we manifest it by a readiness to make sacrifices to do them good. We know that we are of the truth - That we are not deceived in what we profess to be; that is, that we are true Christians. To be of the truth stands opposed to cherishing false and delusive hopes. And shall assure our hearts before him - Before God, or before the Saviour. In the margin, as in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-21Verses 16-21 Here is the condescension, the miracle, the mystery of Divine love, that God would redeem the church with his own blood. Surely we should love those whom God has loved, and so loved. The Holy Spirit, grieved at selfishness, will leave the selfish heart without comfort, and full of darkness and terror. By what can it be known that a man has a true sense of the love of Christ for perishing sinners, or that the love of God has been planted in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-22Those who truly love (3:16–18) can feel confident that God accepts them. This kind of love shows that their faith is real and that they have new life in Christ (see 4:7–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. hereby--Greek, "herein"; in our loving in deed and in truth (1Jo 3:18). we know--The oldest manuscripts have "we shall know," namely, if we fulfil the command (1Jo 3:18). of the truth--that we are real disciples of, and belonging to, the truth, as it is in Jesus: begotten of God with the word of truth. Having herein the truth radically, we shall be sure not to love merely in word and tongue. (1Jo 3:18). assure--literally, "persuade," namely, so as to…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 3:19

• Assurance
• Commandments
• God
• Love
• Poor
• Righteous
• Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Appear
• Assure
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• Word
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• Hereby
• John, the Epistles of
• Truth

Commentaries on 1 John 3

• 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