1 John 3:22

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὃ ἐὰν αἰτῶμεν, λαμβάνομεν παρʼ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ τηροῦμεν, καὶ τὰ ἀρεστὰ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ποιοῦμεν.

Transliteration

And whatever we aitōmen, we lambanomen from him, because the entolas of him we tēroumen, and the things aresta enōpion of him we poioumen.

Grammar Details

• *aitōmen*: present active subjunctive, 1st plural - we might ask
• *lambanomen*: present active, 1st plural - we receive
• *entolas*: accusative, feminine, plural - commandments
• *tēroumen*: present active, 1st plural - we keep
• *aresta*: accusative, neuter, plural - pleasing things
• *enōpion*: preposition - before/in the sight of
• *poioumen*: present active, 1st plural - we do

Word Meanings

• *aitōmen*: we might ask/request/demand
• *lambanomen*: we receive/obtain/take
• *entolas*: commandments/precepts/instructions
• *tēroumen*: we keep/observe/guard
• *aresta*: pleasing things/acceptable things
• *enōpion*: before/in the sight of/in the presence of
• *poioumen*: we do/practice/perform

Referenced Verses

• Mark 11:24 : 24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
• Matt 21:22 : 22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
• John 9:31 : 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.
• John 15:7 : 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.
• 1 John 5:14 : 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
• Jas 5:16 : 16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
• John 16:23-24 : 23 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. 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
• John 14:13 : 13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
• John 8:29 : 29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
• Luke 11:9-9 : 9 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. 10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
• Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
• Matt 7:24-25 : 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
• John 6:29 : 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
• Prov 15:29 : 29 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
• Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
• Jer 29:12-13 : 12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
• Prov 28:9 : 9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
• Isa 1:15 : 15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
• Ps 34:4 : 4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
• Ps 34:15-17 : 15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
• Ps 50:15 : 15 And call{H8798)} upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver{H8762)} thee, and thou shalt glorify{H8762)} me.
• Ps 66:18-19 : 18 If I regard{H8804)} iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear{H8799)} me: 19 But verily God hath heard{H8804)} me; he hath attended{H8689)} to the voice of my prayer.
• Ps 145:18-19 : 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
• Col 1:10 : 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
• Jas 1:5 : 5 {G1161} If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.