1 John 5:15
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And we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask: we know that we have the petitions which we request of him.

if.

Proverbs 15:29 The Lord is far from the wicked: and he will hear the prayers of the just.

Jeremiah 15:12,13 Shall iron be allied with the iron from the north, and the brass? . . .

we know.

Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, all things, whatsoever you ask when ye pray, believe that you shall receive: and they shall come unto you.

Luke 11:9,10 And I say to you: Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. . . .

Context
Effective Prayer
14And this is the confidence which we have towards him: That, whatsoever we shall ask according to his will, he heareth us. 15And we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask: we know that we have the petitions which we request of him. 16He that knoweth his brother to sin a sin which is not to death, let him ask: and life shall be given to him who sinneth not to death. There is a sin unto death. For that I say not that any man ask.…
Cross References
1 Kings 3:12
Behold I have done for thee according to thy words, and have given thee a wise and understanding heart, in so much that there hath been no one like thee before thee, nor shall arise after thee.

Proverbs 10:24
As a tempest that passeth, so the wicked shall be no more: but the just is as an everlasting foundation.

1 John 5:18
We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not: but the generation of God preserveth him and the wicked one toucheth him not.

1 John 5:19
We know that we are of God and the whole world is seated in wickedness.

1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God is come. And he hath given us understanding that we may know the true God and may be in his true Son. This is the true God and life eternal.

Lexicon
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

if
ἐὰν (ean)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

we know
οἴδαμεν (oidamen)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

He hears
ἀκούει (akouei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

us
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

in whatever
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

we ask,
αἰτώμεθα (aitōmetha)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

we know
οἴδαμεν (oidamen)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

we already possess
ἔχομεν (echomen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

what
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

we have asked
ᾐτήκαμεν (ētēkamen)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

of
ἀπ’ (ap’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

Him.
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.

And if we know that He hears us, whatever we might ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked from Him.

And if we know that he hear us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

And if we know that he hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

And if we know that he heareth us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired from him.

And since we know that He listens to us, then whatever we ask, we know that we have the things which we have asked from Him.

And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

and if we have known that He doth hear us, whatever we may ask, we have known that we have the requests that we have requested from Him.
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