1 John 3:21 (GNV)

Passage

Beloued, if our heart condemne vs not, then haue we boldnes toward God.

Nearby Context

1 John 3:19 For thereby we know that we are of the trueth, and shall before him assure our hearts.

1 John 3:20 For if our heart condemne vs, God is greater then our heart, and knoweth all things.

1 John 3:21 Beloued, if our heart condemne vs not, then haue we boldnes toward God.

1 John 3:22 And whatsoeuer we aske we receiue of him, because we keepe his commandements, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.

1 John 3:23 This is then his commandement, That we beleeue in the Name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another as hee gaue commandement.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "condemn", "beloued", "heart", "condemne", "haue", "boldnes", and "toward". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "condemn" and "beloued", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "For if our heart condemne vs God..." into verse 22's "And whatsoeuer we aske we receiue of...", so "condemn" and "beloued" belong inside that flow. In 1 John context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "condemn" and "beloued" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.