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1 John 3:16-24
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

16 The way we came to know love was that he laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.(A) 17 If someone who has worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion, how can the love of God remain in him?(B) 18 Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.(C)

Confidence Before God.[a] 19 [Now] this is how we shall know that we[b] belong to the truth and reassure our hearts before him 20 in whatever our hearts condemn, for God is greater than our hearts and knows everything. 21 Beloved, if [our] hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence in God 22 and receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.(D) 23 And his commandment is this: we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as he commanded us.(E) 24 Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them, and the way we know that he remains in us is from the Spirit that he gave us.(F)

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  1. 3:19–24 Living a life of faith in Jesus and of Christian love assures us of abiding in God no matter what our feelings may at times tell us. Our obedience gives us confidence in prayer and trust in God’s judgment. This obedience includes our belief in Christ and love for one another.
  2. 3:19b–20 This difficult passage may also be translated “we shall be at peace before him in whatever our hearts condemn, for…” or “and before God we shall convince our hearts, if our hearts condemn us, that God is greater than our hearts.”
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