1 John 3:22 · KJV
“And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.”
— 1 John 3:22
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, {then} have we confidence toward God.
And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
1 John 3 — Context
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, {then} have we confidence toward God.
22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
Cross References
John 15:7
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
John 9:31
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
1 John 5:14
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: {in: or, concerning}
Matthew 21:22
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
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}.
John 16:23-24
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give {it} you.
Psalms 34:4
I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Proverbs 15:29
The LORD {is} far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.