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Andκαὶthisαὕτηisἐστὶνthe confidenceἡ παρρησίαthatἣνwe haveἔχομενtowardπρὸςhim:αὐτόνthatὅτιifἐάνwe askαἰτώμεθαanythingτιaccording toκατὰhis will,τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦhe hearsἀκούειus.ἡμῶν
1 John 5:14
Study it in the app“And this is the confidence that we have toward him: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”
John: if we ask according to his will, he hears usPrayer
With the Greek beneath
1 John 5:14, word by word
- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the confidenceπαρρησίαparrēsia
boldness
Speaking or coming to God without fear.
Where else “parrēsia” appears- we haveἔχομενechomen
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echomen” appears- we askαἰτώμεθαaitōmetha
ask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “aitōmetha” appears- his willθέλημαthelēma
will
Will: what someone wants and decides.
Where else “thelēma” appears- he hearsἀκούειakouei
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akouei” appears
The context
13I have written these things to you so that you may know that you have eternal life, you who believe in the name of the Son of God.
14 · This verse (above)
15And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
To study 1 John 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does John say God has given us, and where is that life found (v. 11-12)?
2. What it means
John says he writes "so that you may know that you have eternal life" (v. 13). What connection does he see between believing and knowing?
3. How I live it
John speaks of confidence in prayer (v. 14-15). What do you want to tell God honestly today?