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1 John 3:20
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KJ21
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knoweth all things.
ASV
because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
AMP
whenever our heart convicts us [in guilt]; for God is greater than our heart and He knows all things [nothing is hidden from Him because we are in His hands].
AMPC
Whenever our hearts in [tormenting] self-accusation make us feel guilty and condemn us. [For we are in God’s hands.] For He is above and greater than our consciences (our hearts), and He knows (perceives and understands) everything [nothing is hidden from Him].
BRG
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
CSB
whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows all things.
CSBA
whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows all things.
CEB
Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts and knows all things.
CJB
if our hearts know something against us, God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
CEV
But even if we don't feel at ease, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.
DARBY
that if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
DLNT
Because if our heart is condemning us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
DRA
For if our heart reprehend us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
ERV
That’s how we know we belong to the way of truth. And when our hearts make us feel guilty, we can still have peace before God, because God is greater than our hearts. He knows everything.
EASY
Even if our thoughts tell us that we have done something wrong, we still will not be afraid of God. We can trust God more than we trust our thoughts. He already knows everything about us.
EHV
If our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
ESV
for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.
ESVUK
for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.
EXB
·This is the way [L By this] we ·know [L will know; C perhaps in a future moment of crisis] that we belong to the ·way of truth [L truth]. ·When [or If] our hearts [C our conscience] ·make us feel guilty [condemn/convict us], ·we can still have peace before God [our hearts can be reassured before him]. God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything [1 Cor. 4:3–5].
GNV
For if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
GW
Whenever our conscience condemns us, we will be reassured that God is greater than our conscience and knows everything.
GNT
If our conscience condemns us, we know that God is greater than our conscience and that he knows everything.
HCSB
even if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience, and He knows all things.
ICB
This is the way we know that we belong to the way of truth. When our hearts make us feel guilty, we can still have peace before God. God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
ISV
If our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.
PHILLIPS
If we live like this, we shall know that we are children of the truth and can reassure ourselves in the sight of God, even if our own hearts make us feel guilty. For God is infinitely greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
JUB
¶ And if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
KJV
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
AKJV
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
LSB
in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
LEB
that if our heart condemns us, that God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
TLB
But if we have bad consciences and feel that we have done wrong, the Lord will surely feel it even more, for he knows everything we do.
MSG
My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love. This is the only way we’ll know we’re living truly, living in God’s reality. It’s also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.
MEV
For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart and knows everything.
MOUNCE
that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater · than our conscience and knows all things.
NOG
Whenever our conscience condemns us, we will be reassured that God is greater than our conscience and knows everything.
NABRE
in whatever our hearts condemn, for God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.
NASB
that if our heart condemns us, that God is greater than our heart, and He knows all things.
NASB1995
in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
NCB
even if our hearts experience a sense of guilt. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
NCV
This is the way we know that we belong to the way of truth. When our hearts make us feel guilty, we can still have peace before God. God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
NET
that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience and knows all things.
NIRV
If our hearts judge us, we know that God is greater than our hearts. And he knows everything.
NIV
If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
NIVUK
if our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
NKJV
For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
NLV
Our heart may say that we have done wrong. But remember, God is greater than our heart. He knows everything.
NLT
Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.
NRSVA
whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
NRSVACE
whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
NRSVCE
whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
NRSVUE
whenever our hearts condemn us, for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
NTFE
because if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts. He knows everything.
OJB
That if our levavot condemn us, Hashem is greater than our levavot, and He has da’as of all things.
RGT
For if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
RSV
whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
RSVCE
whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
TLV
whenever our heart condemns us. For God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
VOICE
There is a sure way for us to know that we belong to the truth. Even though our inner thoughts may condemn us with storms of guilt and constant reminders of our failures, we can know in our hearts that in His presence God Himself is greater than any accusation. He knows all things.
WEB
because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
WE
Even if our hearts think we are wrong, God is greater than our hearts and he knows everything.
WYC
For if our heart reprove us, God is more than our heart, and knoweth all things.
YLT
because if our heart may condemn -- because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things.
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