1 John 5:14–15
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
And this is the confidence that we haue ‖in him, that if wee aske any thing according to his will, hee heareth vs.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, concerning him.
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
And if we know that he heare vs, whatsoeuer wee aske, wee know that we haue the petitions that wee desired of him.
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From verse 14
- John 14:13Rank 1 from verse 14
- Jeremiah 29:12–13Rank 2 from verse 14
12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
12†Then shall ye call vpon me, and ye shall goe and pray vnto mee, and I will hearken vnto you.
13And ye shall seeke me, and finde me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
- Jeremiah 33:3Rank 3 from verse 14
- 1 John 3:21–22Rank 4 from verse 14
21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
21Beloued, if our heart condemne vs not, then haue wee confidence towards God.
22And whatsoeuer we aske, wee receiue of him, because we keepe his commandement, and doe those things that are pleasing in his sight.
- Matthew 7:7–11Rank 6 from verse 14
7¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
7¶ *Aske, and it shalbe giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.
8For euery one that asketh, receiueth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shalbe opened.
9Or what man is there of you, whom if his sonne aske bread, will hee giue him a stone?
10Or if he aske a fish, will hee giue him a serpent?
11If ye then being euill, know how to giue good giftes vnto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heauen, giue good things to them that aske him?
- Matthew 21:22Rank 7 from verse 14
- Psalms 34:17Rank 8 from verse 14
- Ephesians 3:12Rank 10 from verse 14
- John 16:24Rank 12 from verse 14
- James 1:5–6Rank 13 from verse 14
5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
5If any of you lacke wisedome, let him aske of God, that giueth to all men liberally, and vpbraideth not: and it shalbe giuen him.
6But let him aske in faith, nothing wauering: for he that wauereth is like a waue of the sea, driuen with the wind, and tossed.
- Proverbs 15:29Rank 14 from verse 14
- 1 John 2:28Rank 15 from verse 14
- Hebrews 10:35Rank 16 from verse 14
- James 5:16Rank 17 from verse 14
16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
16Confesse your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that yee may bee healed: the effectuall feruent prayer of a righteous man auaileth much.
- Psalms 31:22Rank 18 from verse 14
- Psalms 69:33Rank 19 from verse 14
- Hebrews 3:14Rank 20 from verse 14
- John 11:42Rank 21 from verse 14
- Hebrews 3:6Rank 22 from verse 14
From verse 15
- Luke 11:9–10Rank 1 from verse 15
9And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9*And I say vnto you, Aske, and it shalbe giuen you: seeke, and ye shal find: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.
10For euery one that asketh, receiueth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shalbe opened.
- Mark 11:24Rank 2 from verse 15
- Proverbs 15:29Rank 3 from verse 15
- 1 John 5:18–20Rank 4 from verse 15
18We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
18We know that whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: but hee that is begotten of God, keepeth himselfe, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickednesse.
20And we know that the Sonne of God is come, and hath giuen vs an vnderstanding that wee may know him that is true: and wee are in him that is true, euen in his Sonne Iesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternall life.
- Jeremiah 15:12–13Rank 5 from verse 15
12Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?
13Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.
12Shall yron breake the Northren yron, and the steele?
13*Thy substance and thy treasures will I giue to the spoile without price, and that for all thy sinnes, euen in all thy borders.
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1 John 5:14
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confidence
Sense 1: Trust, assurance, boldness, or settled reliance. Sense 2: The person or thing in which trust is placed.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.
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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.
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1 John 5:15
To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.
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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.
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whatsoever
Whatever, anything that, or every thing of the kind or within the condition and scope stated.
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Requests or prayers made to obtain something.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of desire, meaning to wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
13These things haue I written vnto you that beleeue on the Name of the Sonne of God, that ye may know, that ye haue eternall life, and that yee may beleeue on the Name of the Sonne of God.
14And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
14And this is the confidence that we haue ‖in him, that if wee aske any thing according to his will, hee heareth vs.
Selected passage15And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
15And if we know that he heare vs, whatsoeuer wee aske, wee know that we haue the petitions that wee desired of him.
Selected passage16If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
16If any man see his brother sinne a sinne which is not vnto death, hee shall aske, and he shall giue him life for them that sinne not vnto death. There is a sinne vnto death: I doe not say that he shall pray for it.