1 John 3:20
Good News Translation
If our conscience condemns us, we know that God is greater than our conscience and that he knows everything.

New Revised Standard Version
whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

Contemporary English Version
But even if we don't feel at ease, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.

New American Bible
in whatever our hearts condemn, for God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For if our heart reprehend us, God is greater than our heart and knoweth all things.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For if our heart reprehend us, God is greater than our heart and knoweth all things.

if.

Job 27:6 My justification, which I have begun to hold, I will not forsake: for my heart doth not reprehend me in all my life.

John 8:9 But they hearing this, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest. And Jesus alone remained, and the woman standing in the midst.

Acts 5:33 When they had heard these things, they were cut to the heart: and they thought to put them to death.

Romans 2:14,15 For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature those things that are of the law; these, having not the law, are a law to themselves. . . .

1 Corinthians 4:4 For I am not conscious to myself of anything. Yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

1 Corinthians 14:24,25 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not or an unlearned person, he is convinced of all: he is judged of all. . . .

Titus 3:11 Knowing that he that is such an one is subverted and sinneth, being condemned by his own judgment.

God.

1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome him. Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Job 33:12 Now this is the thing in which thou art not justified: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

John 10:29,30 That which my Father hath given me is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father. . . .

Hebrews 6:13 For God making promises to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself,

and.

Psalm 44:20,21 For thou hast humbled us in the place of affliction: and the shadow of death hath covered us. . . .

Psalm 90:8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thy eyes: our life in the light of thy countenance.

Psalm 139:1-4 Unto the end, a psalm of David. Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me: . . .

Jeremiah 17:10 I am the Lord who search the heart, and prove the reins: who give to every one according to his way, and according to the fruit of his devices.

Jeremiah 23:24 Shall a man be hid in secret places, and I not see him, saith the Lord? do not I fill heaven and earth, saith the Lord?

John 2:24,25 But Jesus did not trust himself unto them: for that he knew all men, . . .

John 21:17 He said to him the third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my sheep.

Hebrews 4:13 Neither is there any creature invisible in his sight: but all things are naked and open to his eyes, to whom our speech is.

Revelation 2:23 And I will kill her children with death: and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts. And I will give to every one of you according to your works. But to you I say

Context
Love One Another
19In this we know that we are of the truth and in his sight shall persuade our hearts. 20For if our heart reprehend us, God is greater than our heart and knoweth all things. 21Dearly beloved, if our heart do not reprehend us, we have confidence towards God.…
Cross References
Romans 8:34
Who is he that shall condemn? Christ Jesus that died: yea that is risen also again, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

1 John 3:19
In this we know that we are of the truth and in his sight shall persuade our hearts.

1 John 3:21
Dearly beloved, if our heart do not reprehend us, we have confidence towards God.

1 John 4:4
You are of God, little children, and have overcome him. Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

1 John 3:19
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