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1 John 3:19 — King James Version← Study notes

And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.


1 John 3:19Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 3:1915 words
GreekMeaning
ἐνen
byprepositionG1722
τούτῳtoutō
thisdemonstrativeG3778
γνωσόμεθαgnōsometha
allow, be aware (of), feelverbG1097
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἀληθείαςalētheias
truthnounG225
ἐσμένesmen
we areverbG1510
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἔμπροσθενemprosthen
beforeprepositionG1715
αὐτοῦautou
HimpronounG846
πείσομενpeisomen
we will assureverbG3982
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
καρδίανkardian
heartnounG2588
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 3:19

If ye remember, brethren, yesterday we closed our sermon at this sentence, 1 John 3:18-20 which without doubt behooved and does behoove to abide in your heart, seeing it was the last ye heard. “My little children, let us not love only in word and in tongue; but in deed and in truth.” Then he goes on: “And herein we know that we are of the truth, and assure our hearts before Him.” “For if our heart think ill of us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.” He had…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 6 on the First Epistle of John
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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