3 John 1:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my [spiritual] children are living their lives in the Truth.

American Standard Version (1901)

Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

Common English Bible

I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.

Catholic Public Domain Version

I have no greater grace than this, when I hear that my sons are walking in the truth.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

I have no greater grace than this, to hear that my children walk in truth.

3 John 1:4 Cross References

1 Kings 2:4

That the LORD may establish his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

1 Kings 3:6

And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great kindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

2 Kings 20:3

Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

Proverbs 23:24

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: And he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Isaiah 38:3

and said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

Isaiah 8:18

Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

2 Corinthians 6:13

Now for a recompense in like kind (I speak as unto my children), be ye also enlarged.

Galatians 2:14

But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Cephas before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as do the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, how compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

Galatians 4:19

My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you,

1 Thessalonians 2:11

as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you, and testifying,

1 Timothy 1:2

unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Timothy 1:2

to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Philemon 1:10

I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,

1 John 2:1

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

2 John 1:4

I rejoice greatly that I have found certain of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.