I have no greater joy(A) than this: to hear that my children(B) are walking in the truth.

Gaius Commended

Dear friend,[a] you are showing faithfulness[b] by whatever you do for the brothers, especially when they are strangers. They have testified to your love in front of the church.(C) You will do well to send them on their journey(D) in a manner worthy of God,(E)

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  1. 3 John 1:5 Or Beloved
  2. 3 John 1:5 Lit are doing a faithful thing

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children(A) are walking in the truth.(B)

Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters,[a](C) even though they are strangers to you.(D) They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way(E) in a manner that honors(F) God.

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  1. 3 John 1:5 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.