en_tn/1jn/03/19.md

translationWords

• en:tw:beloved
• en:tw:command
• en:tw:condemn
• en:tw:confidence
• en:tw:god
• en:tw:heart
• en:tw:true

translationNotes

• 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"