19 lines
585 B
Markdown
19 lines
585 B
Markdown
## These things ##
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"This letter"
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## to you who believe on the name of the Son of God ##
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The word "name" refers to the Son of God. Alternate translation: "to you who trust in the Son of God." (See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## And this is the confidence which we have before him ##
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"And because we trust in the Son of God we can be sure of this"
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## if we ask according to his will ##
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"if we ask for the things that the Son of God desires"
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## we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him ##
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"we know that we will receive what we asked from him" |