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- we are of the truth - This could be translated as "we are living according the the way Jesus taught us."
- assure our heart - In 3:19-22 the word "heart" refers to a person's conscience or the part of a person's thinking through which God makes him aware that he is doing something sinful. This can be translated as "we will not feel guilty in the presence of God." (UDB) (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
- God is greater than our heart - This could be translated as "we know God is a better judge than our heart."
- and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. - This can be translated "we do what pleases him"