"And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him." — 1 John 5:15

1 John 5:15 · KJV

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

— 1 John 5:15

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}

Verse 16

If any man see his brother sin a sin {which is} not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

1 John 5 — Context

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

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}

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

All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

Cross References

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.

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}.

Proverbs 15:29

The LORD {is} far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

1 John 5:18-20

We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. {is born: Gr. has been born}

Jeremiah 15:12-13

Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?