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This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.
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A Welcome Limitation
Commentators like Spurgeon and Calvin highlight that the condition "according to his will" is a comfort, not a frustrating restriction. A true believer desires God's will over their own flawed wishes. This limitation graciously protects us from our own potentially harmful desires and ensures our prayers align with what is truly best.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And this is the confidence that we have in him. Margin: concerning. Greek, "towards him," or in respect to him—pros auton
Toward him (προς αυτον). Fellowship with (προς, face to face) Christ. For boldness see 2:28.
That (οτ). De…
19th Century
Anglican
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Baptist
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:
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16th Century
Protestant
And this is the confidence. He commends the faith which He mentioned by its fruit, or He shows what our confidence especially consists in:…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And this is the confidence that we have in him Either in God, to whom prayer is made; or in the Son of God, through …
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