Parallel Verses

Common New Testament

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

New American Standard Bible

I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living according to the truth.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

Amplified

I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my [spiritual] children are living [their lives] in the truth.

An Understandable Version

I do not have any greater joy than to hear that my [spiritual] children are living according to the truth.

Anderson New Testament

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

Bible in Basic English

I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.

Daniel Mace New Testament

greater joy I cannot have, than to hear that my children are attach'd to the truth.

Darby Translation

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

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

I have no greater joy than that which I have when I hear my children are walking in truth.

Godbey New Testament

I have no greater joy than this, that I may hear of my children walking about in truth.

Goodspeed New Testament

I know of no greater blessing than hearing that my children are being guided by the truth.

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

I have no joy greater than these that I hear my children walking in truth.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

I have no greater joy than these things, to hear that my children walk in the truth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I have no greater joy than for to hear how that my sons walk in verity.

Moffatt New Testament

I have no greater joy than to hear of my children living in the Truth.

Montgomery New Testament

I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are passing their lives in the truth.

NET Bible

I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.

New Heart English Bible

I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

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

Thomas Haweis New Testament

I have no greater joy than these tidings, that I hear my own children are walking in the truth.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to hear from time to time that the lives of my Children are guided by the Truth.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

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

Williams New Testament

I have no greater spiritual blessing than this, to hear that my children are living by the truth.

World English Bible

I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.

Worrell New Testament

I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I have
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

no
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

μειζότερος 
meizoteros 
Usage: 1

joy
χαρά 
Chara 
Usage: 44

ἵνα 
Hina 
that, to,
Usage: 472

to hear
ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

that my
ἐμός 
Emos 
my, mine, mine own, of me, I
Usage: 25

τέκνον 
Teknon 
Usage: 69

περιπατέω 
Peripateo 
walk, go, walk about, be occupied
Usage: 77

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

Devotionals

Devotionals about 3 John 1:4

Devotionals containing 3 John 1:4

Images 3 John 1:4

Context Readings

Encouragement For Gaius

3 For I greatly rejoiced when some of the brethren arrived and testified to the truth of your life, and how you are walking in truth. 4 I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth. 5 Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the brethren, and especially when they are strangers;

Cross References

Galatians 4:19

My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you

Galatians 2:14

But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of them all, "If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?

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 son: grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 12:35-36

Then Jesus said to them, "A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

1 Corinthians 4:14-15

I do not write this to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

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