1 John 3:19

¹⁷ If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

¹⁸ Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:

²⁰ Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.

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

Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

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ÅB: Og på dette skal vi kjenne at vi er av sannheten, og så skal vi stille våre hjerter tilfreds for hans åsyn;
OTB: Ved dette skal vi vite at vi er av sannheten, og skal berolige våre hjerter for Ham,
B1930: Og på dette skal vi kjenne at vi er av sannheten, og så skal vi stille våre hjerter tilfreds for hans åsyn;

BSB: And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
KJV: And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
WEB: And by this we know that we are of the truth and persuade our hearts before him,
ASV: Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him:
DARBY: And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him
BLB: And in this we will know that we are of the truth, and we will assure our heart before Him,

Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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1 John 3:21
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
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Isaiah 32:17
The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
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Hebrews 6:10–11
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
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John 18:37
“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”
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2 Timothy 1:12
For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
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Romans 4:21
being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.
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1 John 1:8
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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