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Byἐνthisτούτῳwe will knowγνωσόμεθαthatὅτιwe areἐσμένofἐκthe truth,τῆς ἀληθείαςandκαὶbeforeἔμπροσθενhimαὐτοῦwe will reassureπείσομενour heartτὴν καρδίαν ἡμῶν
1 John 3:19
Study it in the app“By this we will know that we are of the truth, and before him we will reassure our heart”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 3:19, word by word
- we will knowγνωσόμεθαgnōsometha
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “gnōsometha” appears- we areἐσμένesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- the truthἀληθείαςalētheias
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheias” appears- beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen
before, in front of
In front of, before.
Where else “emprosthen” appears- we will reassureπείσομενpeisomen
persuade
To lead another, by words, to think or do something.
Where else “peisomen” appears- our heartκαρδίανkardian
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardian” appears
Translation note
3:19-20 is difficult in its construction; it can be understood that God, who knows everything, is greater than the condemnation of our heart.
The context
18Little children, let us not love in word or with the tongue, but in deed and truth.
19 · This verse (above)
20because if our heart condemns us, we know that God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
To study 1 John 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does verse 1 say the Father has given us, and what does it say we will be when he appears (v. 1-2)?
2. What it means
John says not to love "in word or with the tongue, but in deed and truth" (v. 18). What does that contrast show?
3. How I live it
What concrete act of love could you do today for someone in need (v. 17-18)?