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3 John 1:4
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I have no greater joy than to hear that my 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
2
Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
3
It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it.
4
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
5
Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you.
6
They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God.
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