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And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if… 1 John 5:14

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 1 John 5:14	And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. trust prayer listening
So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 1 John 4:16	So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. trust love God

We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19	We love because he first loved us. love God
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9	If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. sin purification evil
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 1 John 4:18	There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. love fear punishment
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 1 John 5:4	For whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. faith God overcoming
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:18	Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. honesty truth speaking
If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 1 John 4:20	Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. love God family
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. 1 John 4:12	No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us. love God neighbor
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. 1 John 5:15	And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. trust prayer listening