1 John 5:14 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁴ And this is [how we can express] boldness in our relationship with God: Whatever we ask [of God, in prayer], so long as it is in harmony with His will for us, [we know] He hears our request.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him: [we are sure] that if we ask anything (make any request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plan), He listens to and hears us.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

Common English Bible

¹⁴ This is the confidence that we have in our relationship with God: If we ask for anything in agreement with his will, he listens to us.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And this is the confidence which we have toward God: that no matter what we shall request, in accord with his will, he hears us.

1 John 5:14 Cross References

John 14:13

And I will do [for you] whatever you ask in my name [i.e., by my authority], so that the Father may be honored through the Son.

John 15:7

If you remain in [fellowship with] me and my teaching remains in your hearts, [you can] ask for whatever you want, and it will be done for you.

Matthew 21:22

And everything you ask for in prayer you will receive, if you have [enough] faith.”

James 4:3

[When] you do ask, you do not receive it, because you ask from wrong motives, [just] so you can satisfy your own pleasures.

John 9:31

We know that God does not listen to sinners [i.e., when they pray]; but God does listen to the person who reveres Him and does what He wants.

Ephesians 3:12

It is in [fellowship with] Christ that we have boldness and confident access [to God] through our faith in Him.

John 16:24

Up until now you have not asked for anything in my name. [So now] ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be complete.

1 John 2:28

And now, little children [i.e., dear ones], continue to live in [fellowship with] Christ, so that when He appears, we may have boldness and not have [any reason] to be ashamed in front of Him at His [second] coming.

James 5:16

So, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another to be healed [from sin sickness]. The special request of a righteous person is empowered with [great] effectiveness.

Hebrews 10:35

[So], do not throw away your confidence, because it pays a rich reward.

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become sharers with Christ, if we hold firmly onto the confidence [we had in Him] from the beginning until the end [of our lives].

John 11:42

I know that you always hear me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so they would believe that you sent me.”

Hebrews 3:6

but Christ [was faithful] as a Son over God’s household. And we [Christians] are that household, if we hold on to our confidence [in Christ], and to the boasting [i.e., joy] of our hope [in God], firmly to the end [of our lives].