1 John 3:19

Moral Conscience

• §1781Article 6 · Moral ConscienceRead at vatican.va

  “We shall . . . reassure our hearts before him whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.” — Catechism footnote: 1 Jn 3:19-20.

I Believe in God

• §208Paragraph 1 · I Believe in GodRead at vatican.va

  “The apostle John says likewise: "We shall. . . reassure our hearts before him whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything."” — Catechism footnote: I Jn 3:19-20

The Seven Petitions

• §2845Article 3 · The Seven PetitionsRead at vatican.va

  “It is lived out in prayer, above all in the Eucharist.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 5:23-24; 1 Jn 3:19-24.

Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Homilies on the First Epistle of John Homily 6

  “If ye remember, brethren, yesterday we closed our sermon at this sentence, which without doubt behooved and does behoove to abide in your heart, seeing it was the last ye heard.” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 18–20.

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Clement of Alexandria

• Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.15Book IV

  ““Little children, let us not love in word, or in tongue,” says John, teaching them to be perfect, “but in deed and in truth; hereby shall we know that we are of the truth.”” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 18, 19.

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• Exodus 3:5

  Cited together in Catechism §208.

• Exodus 3:6

  Cited together in Catechism §208.

• Isaiah 6:5

  Cited together in Catechism §208.

• Hosea 11:9

  Cited together in Catechism §208.

• Matthew 5:23

  Cited together in Catechism §2845.

• Matthew 5:24

  Cited together in Catechism §2845.

• Matthew 18:21

  Cited together in Catechism §2845.

• Matthew 18:22

  Cited together in Catechism §2845.

• Luke 5:8

  Cited together in Catechism §208.

• Luke 17:3

  Cited together in Catechism §2845.

• Luke 17:4

  Cited together in Catechism §2845.