1 John 3:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²¹ Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And, beloved, if our consciences (our hearts) do not accuse us [if they do not make us feel guilty and condemn us], we have confidence (complete assurance and boldness) before God,

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;

Common English Bible

²¹ Dear friends, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have confidence in relationship to God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ Most beloved, if our heart does not reproach us, we can have confidence toward God;

1 John 3:21 Cross References

1 John 2:28

And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.

Hebrews 4:16

Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

2 Corinthians 1:12

Indeed, this is our boast, the testimony of our conscience: we have behaved in the world with holiness and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God—and all the more toward you.

1 John 5:14

And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Psalm 101:2

I will study the way that is blameless. When shall I attain it? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house;

1 John 4:17

Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world.

Hebrews 10:22

let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Job 22:26

then you will delight yourself in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.

1 Corinthians 4:4

I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.

Job 27:6

I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go; my heart will not reproach me as long as I live.

1 Timothy 2:8

I desire, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument,

Romans 14:22

Hold the conviction that you have as your own before God. Blessed are those who do not condemn themselves because of what they approve.

Ephesians 3:12

in whom we have access in boldness and confidence through faith in him.

1 John 2:7

Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word that you have heard.

1 John 3:2

Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.

1 John 3:20

whenever our hearts condemn us, for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.