3 John 1:4

Good News Translation

Nothing makes me happier than to hear that my children live in the truth.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:4

If you obey him, the Lord will keep the promise he made when he told me that my descendants would rule Israel as long as they were careful to obey his commands faithfully with all their heart and soul.

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon answered, “You always showed great love for my father David, your servant, and he was good, loyal, and honest in his relation with you. And you have continued to show him your great and constant love by giving him a son who today rules in his place.

2 Kings 20:3

“Remember, Lord, that I have served you faithfully and loyally and that I have always tried to do what you wanted me to.” And he began to cry bitterly.

Proverbs 23:24

A righteous person's parents have good reason to be happy. You can take pride in a wise child.

Isaiah 38:3

“Remember, Lord, that I have served you faithfully and loyally, and that I have always tried to do what you wanted me to.” And he began to cry bitterly.

Isaiah 8:18

Here I am with the children the Lord has given me. The Lord Almighty, whose throne is on Mount Zion, has sent us as living messages to the people of Israel.

2 Corinthians 6:13

I speak now as though you were my children: show us the same feelings that we have for you. Open your hearts wide!

Galatians 2:14

When I saw that they were not walking a straight path in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, “You are a Jew, yet you have been living like a Gentile, not like a Jew. How, then, can you try to force Gentiles to live like Jews?”

Galatians 4:19

My dear children! Once again, just like a mother in childbirth, I feel the same kind of pain for you until Christ's nature is formed in you.

1 Thessalonians 2:11

You know that we treated each one of you just as parents treat their own children.

1 Timothy 1:2

To Timothy, my true son in the faith: May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.

2 Timothy 1:2

To Timothy, my dear son: May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.

Philemon 1:10

So I make a request to you on behalf of Onesimus, who is my own son in Christ; for while in prison I have become his spiritual father.

1 John 2:1

I am writing this to you, my children, so that you will not sin; but if anyone does sin, we have someone who pleads with the Father on our behalf—Jesus Christ, the righteous one.

2 John 1:4

How happy I was to find that some of your children live in the truth, just as the Father commanded us.