22 and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is pleasing in his sight[a]. 23 And this is his commandment: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he commanded us[b]. 24 And the one who keeps his commandments resides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he resides in us: by the Spirit whom he has given to us.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 3:22 Literally “in the sight of him”
  2. 1 John 3:23 Literally “he gave us commandment”