1 John 5:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐὰν οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀκούει ἡμῶν, ὃ ἂν αἰτώμεθα, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἔχομεν τὰ αἰτήματα ἃ ᾐτήκαμεν παρʼ αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

And if we oidamen that he akouei us, whatever we might aitōmetha, we oidamen that we echomen the aitēmata which we have ētēkamen from him.

Grammar Details

• *ean*: conditional conjunction - if
• *oidamen*: perfect active indicative, 1st plural - we know
• *hoti*: conjunction - that
• *akouei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - he hears
• *hēmōn*: personal pronoun, genitive, 1st plural - of us
• *ho*: relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - what
• *an*: conditional particle - ever/might
• *aitōmetha*: present middle subjunctive, 1st plural - we ask for ourselves
• *echomen*: present active indicative, 1st plural - we have
• *aitēmata*: accusative, neuter, plural - requests
• *ha*: relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - which
• *ētēkamen*: perfect active indicative, 1st plural - we have asked
• *par*: preposition with genitive - from

Word Meanings

• *oidamen*: we know/we understand/we perceive
• *akouei*: he hears/he listens to/he pays attention to
• *aitōmetha*: we ask for ourselves/we request/we petition
• *echomen*: we have/we possess/we hold
• *aitēmata*: requests/petitions/demands
• *ētēkamen*: we have asked/we have requested/we have petitioned

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And if we know that He hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we already have what we have asked of Him.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and{G2532} if{G1437} we know{G1492} that{G3754} he heareth{G191} us{G2257} whatsoever{G3739} we ask,{G154} we know{G1492} that{G3754} we have{G2192} the petitions{G155} which{G3739} we have{G2192} asked{G154} of{G3844} him.{G846}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} if{G1437} we know{G1492}{(G5758)} that{G3754} he hear{G191}{(G5719)} us{G2257}, whatsoever{G3739}{G302} we ask{G154}{(G5735)}, we know{G1492}{(G5758)} that{G3754} we have{G2192}{(G5719)} the petitions{G155} that{G3739} we desired{G154}{(G5758)} of{G3844} him{G846}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And yf we knowe that he heare vs what soever we axe we knowe that we shall have the peticions that we desyre of him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And yf we knowe that he heareth vs what so euer we axe, then are we sure that we haue ye peticions, which we haue desyred of him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And if we know that he heareth vs, whatsoeuer we aske, we know that we haue the petitions, that we haue desired of him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And yf we knowe that he heare vs, whatsoeuer we aske: we know that we haue ye petitions that we desire of hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and if we have known that He doth hear us, whatever we may ask, we have known that we have the requests that we have requested from Him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if we are certain that he gives ear to all our requests, we are equally certain that we will get our requests.

• World English Bible (2000)

  And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 15:29 : 29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
• Mark 11:24 : 24 Therefore I say to you, Whatever things you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them.
• Luke 11:9-9 : 9 And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened.
• Jer 15:12-13 : 12 Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel? 13 Your substance and your treasures I will give to the spoil without price, and that for all your sins, even in all your borders.