3 John 1:4

Translations

Modern

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

Traditional

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

Literal

I have no greater joy than these things, that I should hear of my children walking in the truth.

Latin

Majorem horum non habeo gratiam, quam ut audiam filios meos in veritate ambulare.

Original

Greek

English

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

Notes

3 John 1:4

Like in 2 John (see 2 John 1:1–4), John emphasizes the importance of knowing and following the truth. This stands in contrast to Diotrephes and those who follow him (3 John 1:9).

3 John 1:1–4

The apostle John begins his letter with a common greeting. It includes:

identifying himself and the person he is writing to,
using a friendly greeting, such as beloved,
offering wishes for the person's well-being, and
expressing thanks for their friendship.

Related verses

Galatians 4:19
My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
Proverbs 23:24
The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
1 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Kings 20:3
“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
1 Kings 2:4
…and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
Galatians 2:14
When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
John 12:35–36
Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
1 Kings 3:6
Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
Philemon 1:10
I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
Psalm 26:1–3
Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
Isaiah 8:18
Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.

Parallels

2 John 1:1–3

Topics

Child Training Children Being a Blessing Christian Minister: Promises To, Joys of Fathers and Children Joy: Ministers should Have, in the Faith and Holiness of Their People Kind Deeds Religious Zeal: Exemplified

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