Parallel Verses

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.

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.

Common New Testament

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

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.

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 it was a great joy to me, when some Brothers came and testified to your fidelity to the Truth--I know that your own life is guided by the Truth. 4 Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to hear from time to time that the lives of my Children are guided by the Truth. 5 Dear friend, whatever you do for our Brothers is done in a Christian spirit--even when they are strangers to you.



Cross References

Galatians 4:19

You for whom I am again enduring a mother's pains, till a likeness to Christ shall have been formed in you.

Galatians 2:14

But, when I saw that they were not dealing straightforwardly with the Truth of the Good News, I said to Peter, before them all, "If you, who were born a Jew, adopt Gentile customs, instead of Jewish, why are you trying to compel the Gentile converts to adopt Jewish customs?"

1 Timothy 1:2

To Timothy, my true Child in the Faith: May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord, bless you, and be merciful to you, and give you peace.

2 Timothy 1:2

OMITTED TEXT

John 12:35-36

"Only a little while longer," answered Jesus, "will you have the Light among you. Travel on while you have the Light, so that darkness may not overtake you; he who travels in the darkness does not know where he is going.

1 Corinthians 4:14-15

It is with no wish to shame you that I am writing like this; but to warn you as my own dear children.

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