1 John 5:14

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ παρρησία ἣν ἔχομεν πρὸς αὐτόν, ὅτι, ἐάν τι αἰτώμεθα κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, ἀκούει ἡμῶν:

Transliteration

And this estin the parrēsia which we echomen pros him, that, if anything we aitōmetha according to the thelēma of him, he akouei us:

Grammar Details

• *hautē*: demonstrative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - this
• *estin*: present indicative, 3rd singular - is
• *parrēsia*: nominative, feminine, singular - confidence/boldness
• *hēn*: relative pronoun, accusative, feminine, singular - which
• *echomen*: present active indicative, 1st plural - we have
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - toward/with
• *auton*: personal pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - him
• *hoti*: conjunction - that
• *ean*: conditional conjunction - if
• *ti*: indefinite pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - anything
• *aitōmetha*: present middle subjunctive, 1st plural - we ask for ourselves
• *kata*: preposition with accusative - according to
• *thelēma*: accusative, neuter, singular - will
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him
• *akouei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - he hears
• *hēmōn*: personal pronoun, genitive, 1st plural - of us

Word Meanings

• *parrēsia*: confidence/boldness/freedom of speech
• *echomen*: we have/we possess/we hold
• *pros*: toward/with/in relation to
• *aitōmetha*: we ask for ourselves/we request/we petition
• *thelēma*: will/desire/purpose
• *akouei*: he hears/he listens to/he pays attention to

Referenced Verses

• 1 John 3:21-22 : 21 Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God, 22 and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing to him.
• John 14:13 : 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
• John 16:24 : 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.
• Jas 4:3 : 3 you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.
• Eph 3:12 : 12 in whom we have boldness and confident access to God by way of Christ’s faithfulness.
• John 15:7 : 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.
• Ps 34:17 : 17 The godly cry out and the LORD hears; he saves them from all their troubles.
• Prov 15:29 : 29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
• Jer 33:3 : 3 ‘Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.’
• Jas 1:5-6 : 5 But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him. 6 But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind.
• Job 34:28 : 28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.
• John 9:31 : 31 We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.
• Ps 31:22 : 22 I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.
• Ps 69:33 : 33 For the LORD listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people.
• Jer 29:12-13 : 12 When you call out to me and come to me in prayer, I will hear your prayers. 13 When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul,
• Matt 21:22 : 22 And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive.”
• Heb 10:35 : 35 So do not throw away your confidence, because it has great reward.
• 1 John 2:28 : 28 Children of God And now, little children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink away from him in shame when he comes back.
• Matt 7:7-9 : 7 Ask, Seek, Knock“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 Is there anyone among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
• John 11:42 : 42 I knew that you always listen to me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing around here, that they may believe that you sent me.”
• Heb 3:6 : 6 But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride in.
• Heb 3:14 : 14 For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence firm until the end.
• Jas 5:16 : 16 So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.