1 John 5:15
New International Version
And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

New Living Translation
And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.

English Standard Version
And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

Berean Standard Bible
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.

Berean Literal Bible
And if we know that He hears us, whatever we might ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked from Him.

King James Bible
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

New King James Version
And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

New American Standard Bible
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

NASB 1995
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

NASB 1977
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

Amplified Bible
And if we know [for a fact, as indeed we do] that He hears and listens to us in whatever we ask, we [also] know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted to us] the requests which we have asked from Him.

Christian Standard Bible
And if we know that he hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked of him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And if we know that He hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked Him for.

American Standard Version
and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And if we are convinced that he hears us concerning whatever we ask from him, we trust that even now we receive the things that we desire which we ask from him.

Contemporary English Version
And if we know God listens when we pray, we are sure our prayers have already been answered.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask: we know that we have the petitions which we request of him.

English Revised Version
and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We know that he listens to our requests. So we know that we already have what we ask him for.

Good News Translation
He hears us whenever we ask him; and since we know this is true, we know also that he gives us what we ask from him.

International Standard Version
And if we know that he listens to our requests, we can be sure that we have what we ask him for.

Literal Standard Version
and if we have known that He hears us, whatever we may ask, we have known that we have the requests that we have requested from Him.

Majority Standard Bible
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.

New American Bible
And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, we know that what we have asked him for is ours.

NET Bible
And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.

New Revised Standard Version
And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him.

New Heart English Bible
And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And if we know that he heareth us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired from him.

Weymouth New Testament
And since we know that He listens to us, then whatever we ask, we know that we have the things which we have asked from Him.

World English Bible
And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

Young's Literal Translation
and if we have known that He doth hear us, whatever we may ask, we have known that we have the requests that we have requested from Him.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Effective Prayer
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. 16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.…

Cross References
1 Kings 3:12
behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you.

Proverbs 10:24
What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

1 John 5:18
We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

1 John 5:19
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true--in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.


Treasury of Scripture

And if we know that he hear us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

if.

Proverbs 15:29
The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Jeremiah 15:12,13
Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel? …

we know.

Mark 11:24
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Luke 11:9,10
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you…

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1 John 5
1. He who loves God loves his children, and keeps his commandments;
3. which to the faithful are not grievous.
9. Jesus is the Son of God;
14. and able to hear our prayers.














Verse 15. - The point is not, that if God hears our prayers he grants them (as if we could ever pray to him without his being aware of it); but that if we know that he hears our prayers (i.e., trust him without reserve), we already have what we have asked in accordance with his will. It may be years before we perceive that our prayers have been answered: perhaps in this world we may never be able to see this; but we know that God has answered them. The peculiar construction, ἐάν with the indicative, is not uncommon in the New Testament as a variant reading. It seems to be genuine in Luke 19:40 and Acts 8:31 with the future indicative, and in 1 Thessalonians 3:8 with the present. Here the reading is undisputed. Of course, οἴδαμεν is virtually present; but even the past tenses of the indicative are sometimes found after ἐάν (see Winer, pages 369, 370; see also Trench, 'On the Authorized Version of the New Testament,' page 61).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

if
ἐὰν (ean)
Conjunction
Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

we know
οἴδαμεν (oidamen)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

He hears
ἀκούει (akouei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

us
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

in whatever
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

we ask,
αἰτώμεθα (aitōmetha)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

we know
οἴδαμεν (oidamen)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

we already possess
ἔχομεν (echomen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

what
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

we have asked
ᾐτήκαμεν (ētēkamen)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

of
ἀπ’ (ap’)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

Him.
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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