^{14 Ref} And this is the boldness that we have toward Him, that if anything we may ask according to his will, He doth hear us,

^{15 Ref} and if we have known that He doth hear us, whatever we may ask, we have known that we have the requests that we have requested from Him.

^{16 Ref} If any one may see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give to him life to those sinning not unto death; there is sin to death, not concerning it do I speak that he may beseech;

^{14 Ref} And we are certain that if we make any request to him which is right in his eyes, he will give ear to us:

^{15 Ref} And if we are certain that he gives ear to all our requests, we are equally certain that we will get our requests.

^{16 Ref} If a man sees his brother doing a sin which is not bad enough for death, let him make a prayer to God, and God will give life to him whose sin was not bad enough for death. There is a sin whose punishment is death: I do not say that he may make such a request then.

^{14 Ref} And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

^{15 Ref} and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

^{16 Ref} If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and `God' will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request.