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3 John 1:4
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I have no greater joy than to hear that 1my children are walking in the truth.
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3 John 1:4 Meaning and Commentary
3 John 1:4
I have no greater joy
Nothing that causes greater joy. The Vulgate Latin version reads "grace" or "thanks"; and then the sense is, that he had nothing to be more thankful for:
than to hear that my children walk in truth;
meaning his spiritual children, those whose conversion he had been the instrument of; and among these it seems Gaius was one.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
3 John 1:4 In-Context
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Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
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For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth.
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I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
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Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are,
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who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God.
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1 Corinthians 4:14, 15 ;Galatians 4:19 ;1 Timothy 1:2 ;2 Timothy 1:2 ;Titus 1:4 ;Philemon 10 ]
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