For I greatly rejoiced when brothers came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth.
I greatly rejoiced that I found some of your children walking in truth as we were commanded by the Father.
for the sake of the truth, which remains in us, and will be with us forever:
Your word have I hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
In every prayer of mine for you all, I have always made requests with joy,
In those days Peter stood up among the disciples (the number of people together was about one hundred and twenty), and said,
rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, even as your soul is well.
Beloved, you are faithful in all you do for the brothers and for strangers,
Because of this, if I come, I will bring up what kinds of works he does: ranting against us with malicious words. Not content with that, he does not accept the brothers, and stops those who want to, and throws them out of the church.