God & Savior

1 John 5:14

And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
1 John 5:14
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This is the confidence we have before God: if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Explanation

The writer has said he writes so that believers may know they have eternal life (5:13). That assurance brings confidence in prayer. Asking "according to His will" means praying in line with what God wants.

Original language
  • παρρησία (parrēsia): boldness
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · Strong's G3954 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Confidence, boldness.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 John 5:14, word 5

  • ἔχομεν (echomen): to have/be
    Greek · Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · Strong's G2192 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    We have.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 John 5:14, word 7

  • αἰτώμεθα (aitōmetha): to ask
    Greek · Verb, present, middle, subjunctive, 1st person plural · Strong's G0154 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    We ask.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 John 5:14, word 13

  • θέλημα (thelēma): will/desire
    Greek · Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · Strong's G2307 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Will.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 John 5:14, word 16

  • ἀκούει (akouei): to hear
    Greek · Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · Strong's G0191 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    He hears.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 John 5:14, word 18

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Original language (Greek)

καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ παρρησία ἣν ἔχομεν πρὸς αὐτόν, ὅτι ἐάν τι αἰτώμεθα κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ ἀκούει ἡμῶν·

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. αὕτηhautē“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  3. ἐστὶνestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  4. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. παρρησίαparrēsia“confidence”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “boldness” · Strong's G3954
  6. ἣνhēn“that”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  7. ἔχομενechomen“we have”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  8. πρὸςpros“toward”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  9. αὐτόν,auton“Him,”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  10. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  11. ἐάνean“if”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1437
  12. τιti“anything”
    Indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
  13. αἰτώμεθαaitōmetha“we shall ask”
    Verb, present, middle, subjunctive, 1st person plural · from αἰτέω · “to ask” · Strong's G0154
  14. κατὰkata“according to”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  15. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. θέλημαthelēma“will”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “will/desire” · Strong's G2307
  17. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  18. ἀκούειakouei“He hears”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  19. ἡμῶν·hēmōn“us;”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
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  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)