For I was greatly pleased when [some of the] brothers came [from time to time] and testified to your [faithfulness to the] truth [of the gospel message], that is, how you are walking in truth.

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

Dear friend, you act faithfully [in] whatever you do for the brothers, {even though they are strangers}.

to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we also -- we do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true.

Many things I had to write, but I do not wish through ink and pen to write to thee,