For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and witnessed of the truth in you, as you walk in the truth.
I have treasured up Your word in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
And in those days Kĕpha, standing up in the midst of the taught ones – and there was a gathering of about a hundred and twenty – said,
does not rejoice over the unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth,
So then, as we have occasion, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of the belief.
In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy,
because of the truth which stays in us and shall be with us forever:
I rejoiced greatly because I found some of your children walking in truth, as we received a command from the Father.
So if I come, I shall call to mind his works which he does, babbling against us with wicked words. And not satisfied with that, he himself does not receive the brothers, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the assembly.
Beloved ones, I pray for you to do well in every way, and be in health, as your life is doing well.
I have no greater joy than to hear of my children walking in truth.
Beloved ones, you are acting trustworthily in whatever you do for the brothers and for strangers,