1 John
1 John 5:14–15
14And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
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1 John 5:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| this | αὕτη | hautē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| is | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| confidence | παρρησία | parrēsia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3954 freedom, confidence |
| that | ἣν | hēn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| we have | ἔχομεν | echomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| before | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| Him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| If | ἐάν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| we ask | αἰτώμεθα | aitōmetha | Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Plural | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
| anything | τι | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| according to | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| will | θέλημα | thelēma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2307 will, wish, desire |
| He hears | ἀκούει | akouei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| us | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
1 John 5:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| we know | οἴδαμεν | oidamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| He hears | ἀκούει | akouei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| us | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| in whatever | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| we ask | αἰτώμεθα | aitōmetha | Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Plural | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
| we know | οἴδαμεν | oidamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| we already possess | ἔχομεν | echomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| what | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| we have asked | ᾐτήκαμεν | ētēkamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
| of | ἀπ’ | ap’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| Him | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 John 5:14 John 14:13 · Jeremiah 29:12–13 · Jeremiah 33:3 · 1 John 3:21–22 · John 15:7 · Matthew 7:7–11 · Matthew 21:22 · Psalm 34:17 · John 9:31 · James 4:3 · Ephesians 3:12 · John 16:24
1 John 5:15 Luke 11:9–10 · Mark 11:24 · Proverbs 15:29 · 1 John 5:18–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.