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1 John 5:14-17
New International Version
1 John 5:14-17
New International Version
14 This is the confidence(A) we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.(B) 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know(C) that we have what we asked of him.(D)
16 If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life.(E) I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death.(F) I am not saying that you should pray about that.(G) 17 All wrongdoing is sin,(H) and there is sin that does not lead to death.(I)
1 John 5:14-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 John 5:14-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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14 Now this is the confidence we have before Him: Whenever we ask(A) anything according to His will, He hears us.(B) 15 And if we know that He hears whatever we ask,(C) we know that we have what we have asked Him for.(D)
16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin that does not bring death, he should ask, and God[a] will give life to him—to those who commit sin that doesn’t bring death. There is sin[b] that brings death. I am not saying he should pray about that. 17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin that does not bring death.
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- 1 John 5:16 Lit He
- 1 John 5:16 Or is a sin
1 John 5:14-17
King James Version
1 John 5:14-17
King James Version
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
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