Bible verse
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
1 John 5:15 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 John 5.
11 And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
13 I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
14 And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
17 All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.
18 We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
19 We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
KJV
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
ASV
and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
ERV
and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
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