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1 John 5:14

And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

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ASV

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

KJV

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
αὕτηhautēthisG3778 →
ἐστὶνestinisG1510 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
παρρησίαparrēsiaconfidenceG3954 →
ἣνhēnthatG3739 →
ἔχομενechomenwe haveG2192 →
πρὸςprostowardG4314 →
αὐτόν,autonHim,G846 →
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
ἐάνeanifG1437 →
τιtianythingG5100 →
αἰτώμεθαaitōmethawe shall askG154 →
κατὰkataaccording toG2596 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
θέλημαthelēmawillG2307 →
αὐτοῦautouof HimG846 →
ἀκούειakoueiHe hearsG191 →
ἡμῶν·hēmōnus;G3165 →

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John 14:13And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.Jeremiah 29:12–13Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.Jeremiah 33:3Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.1 John 3:21–22Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,John 15:7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.Matthew 7:7–11Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.Matthew 21:22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”Psalms 34:17The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.John 9:31We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.James 4:3And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.Ephesians 3:12In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.John 16:24Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.James 1:5–6Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.Proverbs 15:29The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.1 John 2:28And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.Hebrews 10:35So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.Psalms 31:22In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.

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