14And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. …
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-17)Here we have, I. A privilege belonging to faith in Christ, namely, audience in prayer: This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us , 1 John 5:14. The Lord Christ emboldens us to come to God in all circumstances, with all our supplications and requests. Through him our petitions are admitted and accepted of God. The matter of our prayer…
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