1 John 3:19 (YLT)

Passage

and in this we know that of the truth we are, and before Him we shall assure our hearts,

Nearby Context

1 John 3:17 and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him--how doth the love of God remain in him?

1 John 3:18 My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

1 John 3:19 and in this we know that of the truth we are, and before Him we shall assure our hearts,

1 John 3:20 because if our heart may condemn--because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things.

1 John 3:21 Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "truth", "before", "shall", "assure", and "hearts". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "truth" and "before", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "My little children may we not love..." into verse 20's "because if our heart may condemn--because greater...", so "truth" and "before" 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 "truth" and "before" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.