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Andκαὶifἐὰνwe knowοἴδαμενthatὅτιhe hearsἀκούειusἡμῶνin whateverὃ ἐὰνwe ask,αἰτώμεθαwe knowοἴδαμενthatὅτιwe haveἔχομενthe requestsτὰ αἰτήματαthatἃwe have askedᾐτήκαμενofἀπ’him.αὐτοῦ
1 John 5:15
Study it in the app“And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.”
John: if we ask according to his will, he hears usPrayer
With the Greek beneath
1 John 5:15, word by word
- we knowοἴδαμενoidamen
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidamen” appears- he hearsἀκούειakouei
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akouei” appears- we askαἰτώμεθαaitōmetha
ask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “aitōmetha” appears- we haveἔχομενechomen
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echomen” appears- the requestsαἰτήματαaitēmata
request
Request, what is asked for.
Where else “aitēmata” appears
The context
14And this is the confidence that we have toward him: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
15 · This verse (above)
16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he will ask, and God will give him life, that is, to those who sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death; I do not say that he should ask about that.
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?