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3 John 1:4 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. "
3 John 1:4
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Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after ➔ a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
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3 John 1:1
"The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth."
3 John 1:2
"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."
3 John 1:3
"For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth."
3 John 1:5
"Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;"
3 John 1:6
"Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after ➔ a godly sort, thou shalt do well:"
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