3 John 1:4

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living by 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 know that your spiritual life is going well. I pray that you also may enjoy good health. And I pray that everything else may go well with you.

3 Some believers came to me and told me that you are faithful to the truth. They told me that you continue to live by it. That gave me great joy.

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

5 Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the believers. You are faithful even though they are strangers to you.

6 They have told the church about your love. Please help them by sending them on their way in a manner that honors God.