1 John 3:19

New International Reader's Version

Here’s how we know that we hold to the truth. And here’s how we put our hearts at rest, knowing that God is watching.

Cross References

Psalm 119:56

I have really done my best to obey your rules.

Isaiah 32:17

Doing what is right will bring peace and rest. When my people do that, they will stay calm and trust in the Lord forever.

John 13:35

If you love one another, everyone will know you are my disciples.”

John 18:37

“So you are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, that’s the reason I was born. I was born and came into the world to be a witness to the truth. Everyone who is on the side of truth listens to me.”

Romans 4:21

He was absolutely sure that God had the power to do what he had promised.

Romans 8:38

I am absolutely sure that not even death or life can separate us from God’s love. Not even angels or demons, the present or the future, or any powers can separate us.

2 Timothy 1:12

That’s why I’m suffering the way I am. But this gives me no reason to be ashamed. That’s because I know who I have believed in. I am sure he is able to take care of what I have given him. I can trust him with it until the day he returns as judge.

Hebrews 10:22

So let us come near to God with a sincere heart. Let us come near boldly because of our faith. Our hearts have been sprinkled. Our minds have been cleansed from a sense of guilt. Our bodies have been washed with pure water.

Hebrews 11:13

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They didn’t receive the things God had promised. They only saw them and welcomed them from a long way off. They openly said that they were outsiders and strangers on earth.

1 John 1:8

Suppose we claim we are without sin. Then we are fooling ourselves. The truth is not in us.

1 John 2:21

I’m not writing to you because you don’t know the truth. I’m writing because you do know it. I’m writing to you because no lie comes from the truth.

1 John 3:14

We know that we have left our old dead way of life. And we have entered into new life. We know this because we love one another. Anyone who doesn’t love still lives in their old condition.

1 John 3:20

If our hearts judge us, we know that God is greater than our hearts. And he knows everything.

1 John 3:21

Dear friends, if our hearts do not judge us, we can be bold with God.