3 John 1:4

And greater joy than this I have not (than) when I hear that my sons walk in the truth.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

In Context

3For I have rejoiced greatly when the brethren have come, and have testified concerning thy integrity, even as in the truth thou walkest.

5Our beloved, in faithfulness thou performest what thou doest unto the brethren, and especially to those who are strangers,

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Cross References

John 12:35Jeshu saith to them, A little further time is the light with you. Walk while you have the light, that the darkness overtake you not. And whoever walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

Galatians 2:14And when I saw that they were not walking rightly in the truth of the gospel, I said to Kipha in the presence of them all: If thou who art a Jihudoya live as an Aramoya and not Judaically, why forcest thou the Gentiles to live Judaically?

1 Timothy 1:2to Timotheos, my true son in the faith: grace and mercy and peace from Aloha our Father and Jeshu Meshiha 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 →

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