3 John 1:4
I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children walk in the truth.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
In Context
3For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and bore witness to your truth, just as you walk in truth.
5Beloved, you practice faithfulness whenever you work for the brothers and for strangers
Cross References
1 Kings 3:6So Solomon said, “You have shown great covenant faithfulness to your servant, David my father, because he walked before you in trustworthiness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart. You have kept for him this great covenant faithfulness and have given him a son to sit on his throne today.
Psalms 26:1Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked with integrity; 1 I have trusted in Yahweh without wavering. 1
Isaiah 8:18See, I and the sons whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel 1 from Yahweh of hosts, who lives on Mount Zion.
John 12:35Jesus then said to them, “The light will still be with you for a short amount of time. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
Galatians 2:14But when I saw that their behavior was not following the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of all of them, “If you are a Jew but are living like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
1 Timothy 1:2to Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew Henry on 3 John 1:4-9
The Character of Gaius. ( a. d. 90.) 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; 6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: 7 Because that for his name's sake they went… Read the whole commentary →