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"