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Berean Standard Bible

“Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,”

1 John 3:21

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John has just said that we will reassure our hearts before God whenever our hearts condemn us, because God is greater than our hearts and knows everything. He then describes the opposite case.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,

World English Bible (WEB)

Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God;

King James Version (KJV)

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

My loved ones, if our heart does not say that we have done wrong, we have no fear before him;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Carísimos, si nuestro corazón no nos reprende, confianza tenemos en Dios;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero, amados míos, si nuestro corazón no nos acusa, podemos estar confiados ante Dios,

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