1 John 3:22
Modern Translations
New International Version
and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.

New Living Translation
And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.

English Standard Version
and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.

Berean Study Bible
and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

New American Standard Bible
and whatever we ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

NASB 1995
and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

NASB 1977
and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

Amplified Bible
and we receive from Him whatever we ask because we [carefully and consistently] keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight [habitually seeking to follow His plan for us].

Christian Standard Bible
and receive whatever we ask from him because we keep his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and can receive whatever we ask from Him because we keep His commands and do what is pleasing in His sight.

Contemporary English Version
He will give us whatever we ask, because we obey him and do what pleases him.

Good News Translation
We receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and receive from him anything we ask. We receive it because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.

International Standard Version
Whatever we request we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.

NET Bible
and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing to him.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

New King James Version
And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

King James 2000 Bible
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

New Heart English Bible
and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

World English Bible
and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

American King James Version
And whatever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

American Standard Version
and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

A Faithful Version
And whatever we may ask we receive from Him because we keep His commandments and practice those things that are pleasing in His sight.

Darby Bible Translation
and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight.

English Revised Version
and whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

Webster's Bible Translation
And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And whatsoeuer we aske we receiue of him, because we keepe his commaundements, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And whatsoeuer we aske, we receaue of hym, because we kepe his commaundementes, and do those thynges which are pleasyng in his syght.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And what so euer we axe, we shal receaue it: because we kepe his comaundemetes, and do those thinges, which are pleasaunt in his sighte.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
and what soever we axe we shall receave of him: be cause we kepe his commaundementes and do those thinges which are pleasinge in his sight.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commands, and we do the things pleasing before Him,

Berean Literal Bible
and whatever we might ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and we do the things pleasing before Him.

Young's Literal Translation
and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do,

Smith's Literal Translation
And whatever we ask, we receive of him, for we keep his commands, and do things pleasing before him.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And whatever if we might ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and we practice the things pleasing in His sight.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And whatsoever we shall ask, we shall receive of him: because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.

Catholic Public Domain Version
and whatever we shall request of him, we shall receive from him. For we keep his commandments, and we do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And we shall receive all the things that we ask from him, because we keep his commandments and we do good before him.

Lamsa Bible
And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing to him.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

Godbey New Testament
and whatsoever we may ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things pleasing before him.

Haweis New Testament
And whatsoever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things which are pleasing in his sight.

Mace New Testament
whatever we ask, we shall receive it of him, because we keep his commandments, and do what is agreeable to him.

Weymouth New Testament
and whatever we ask for we obtain from Him, because we obey His commands and do the things which are pleasing in His sight.

Worrell New Testament
and whatsoever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments, and do the things that are pleasing before Him.

Worsley New Testament
and whatsoever we ask, we receive from Him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
















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