Context 4I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. 5Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the brethren, and especially when they are strangers; 6and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God. 7For they went out for the sake of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. 8Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers with the truth. 9I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say. 10For this reason, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not receive the brethren, either, and he forbids those who desire to do so and puts them out of the church. 11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God. 12Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself; and we add our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true. 13I had many things to write to you, but I am not willing to write them to you with pen and ink; 14but I hope to see you shortly, and we will speak face to face. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionGreater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. Douay-Rheims Bible I have no greater grace than this, to hear that my children walk in truth. Darby Bible Translation I have no greater joy than these things that I hear of my children walking in the truth. English Revised Version Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. Webster's Bible Translation I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. Weymouth New Testament I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living in obedience to the truth. World English Bible I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth. Young's Literal Translation greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking. Library The Books of the New Testament[Sidenote: The Author.] The author describes himself as "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ" (i. 1). Few books of the New Testament are so well attested as this Epistle. The external evidence for its authenticity is strong, and stronger than that for any other Catholic Epistle except 1 John. It seems to be quoted in Didache, i. 4. The letter of Polycarp written about A.D. 110 shows a complete familiarity with 1 Peter. He evidently regarded it as a letter of the highest authority. His contemporary … Leighton Pullan—The Books of the New Testament Links 3 John 1:4 NIV • 3 John 1:4 NLT • 3 John 1:4 ESV • 3 John 1:4 NASB • 3 John 1:4 KJV • 3 John 1:4 Bible Apps • 3 John 1:4 Parallel • Bible Hub |
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