3 John 1:4

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

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.

3 John 1:4 In-Context

2 Dear friend, I pray you may prosper concerning everything and be healthy, just as your soul prospers.

3 For I rejoiced exceedingly [when the] brothers came and testified [to] your truth, just as you are walking in [the] truth.

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

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

6 They have testified [to] your love before the church; you will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.