11 translations · Greek
1 John 3:22
and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
1 John 3:22 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
- KJV King James Version
- And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
- ASV American Standard Version
- and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commands, and we do the things pleasing before Him,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- We'll receive from him whatever we ask him for, because we follow his commands and do what pleases him.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do,
- DBY Darby Translation
- and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And whatsoever we shall ask, we shall receive of him: because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὃ | ho | whatever | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἐὰν | ean | — | G1437 ἐάν if |
| αἰτῶμεν | aitōmen | we ask | G154 αἰτέω to ask |
| λαμβάνομεν | lambanomen | we will receive | G2983 λαμβάνω to take |
| ἀπ’ | ap’ | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| τὰς | tas | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐντολὰς | entolas | commandments | G1785 ἐντολή commandment |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| τηροῦμεν | tēroumen | we keep | G5083 τηρέω to keep: observe |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὰ | ta | what | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀρεστὰ | aresta | is pleasing | G701 ἀρεστός pleasing |
| ἐνώπιον | enōpion | in His sight | G1799 ἐνώπιον before |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ποιοῦμεν | poioumen | do | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
Related verses
- John 15:7
If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
- John 9:31
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God, and does his will, he listens to him.
- Matthew 21:22
All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
- 1 John 5:14
This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.
- Mark 11:24
Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.
- John 16:23–24
“In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.
- Psalm 34:4
I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
- Proverbs 15:29
Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
- Matthew 7:7–8
“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
- John 14:13
Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
20 because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
21 Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God;
22 and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.
24 He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
Read all of 1 John 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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