3 John 1:4

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

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  • Gal 4:19 : 19 My dear children, I am again suffering birth pains for you until Christ is formed in you.
  • Phlm 1:10 : 10 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I became a father to while in my chains.
  • Gal 2:14 : 14 But when I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, 'If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?'
  • 1 Tim 1:2 : 2 to Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 2 Tim 1:2 : 2 To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 1 Kgs 2:4 : 4 And you will ensure that the LORD fulfills His promise to me, saying, 'If your sons are careful to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'
  • 1 Kgs 3:6 : 6 Solomon replied, "You have shown great lovingkindness to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. You have continued this great kindness to him by giving him a son to sit on his throne this day."
  • 2 Kgs 20:3 : 3 saying, "Please, LORD, remember how I have walked before You in truth, wholeheartedly, and have done what is good in Your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
  • Ps 26:1-3 : 1 Judge me, Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. 2 Examine me, Lord, and test me; refine my inner thoughts and my heart. 3 For Your steadfast love is always before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.
  • Prov 23:24 : 24 The father of a righteous child will greatly rejoice; a man who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
  • Isa 8:18 : 18 Here I am, along with the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
  • Isa 38:3 : 3 He said, "Please, LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with a wholehearted devotion, and how I have done what is good in Your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
  • John 12:35-36 : 35 Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." Jesus said this, then went away and was hidden from them.
  • 1 Cor 4:14-15 : 14 I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children. 15 For even if you have countless teachers in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the gospel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 3 John 1:1-3
    3 verses
    88%

    1The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

    2Beloved, I pray that everything may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul.

    3For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and testified to your truth, as you are walking in the truth.

  • 2 John 1:1-5
    5 verses
    87%

    1The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth—and not only I, but also all who have come to know the truth.

    2Because of the truth that remains in us and will be with us forever.

    3Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, in truth and love.

    4I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we received the commandment from the Father.

    5And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I am writing you a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.

  • 1 John 1:3-6
    4 verses
    76%

    3what we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And truly, our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

    4We write these things to you so that your joy may be fully complete.

    5This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

    6If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.

  • 3 John 1:5
    74%

    5Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you do for the brothers, especially when they are strangers.

  • 2 Tim 1:4
    73%

    4I long to see you, as I remember your tears, so that I may be filled with joy.

  • 2 Cor 2:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3I wrote this very thing to you so that when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to bring me joy. I have confidence in all of you, that my joy is your joy.

    4For out of great distress and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the love I have for you more abundantly.

  • 1 John 3:18-19
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    73%

    18Little children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth.

    19By this we will know that we belong to the truth and will reassure our hearts in His presence.

  • John 15:11
    72%

    11I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.

  • Phlm 1:7
    71%

    7For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother.

  • Prov 23:24
    71%

    24The father of a righteous child will greatly rejoice; a man who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

  • John 17:13
    71%

    13But now I am coming to You, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them.

  • Phil 1:18
    71%

    18What does it matter? Regardless, in every way—whether from false motives or in truth—Christ is proclaimed. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice.

  • 1 Cor 13:6
    70%

    6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

  • 1 John 2:21
    70%

    21I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie comes from the truth.

  • 2 John 1:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12I have much to write to you, but I do not want to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

    13The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.

  • 1 Thess 2:20
    70%

    20Yes, you are our glory and joy.

  • 3 John 1:12
    70%

    12Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

  • Gal 4:19
    69%

    19My dear children, I am again suffering birth pains for you until Christ is formed in you.

  • 1 John 4:4
    69%

    4You are from God, little children, and you have overcome them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

  • Phlm 1:5
    69%

    5because I hear about your love and faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints.

  • Phil 1:26
    69%

    26so that because of my coming to you again, your boasting in Christ Jesus may abound.

  • 1 John 2:28
    69%

    28And now, dear children, remain in Him, so that when He appears we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.

  • 1 Pet 1:8
    69%

    8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

  • 3 John 1:8
    69%

    8Therefore, we ought to support people like these so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

  • 2 Cor 13:8
    69%

    8For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

  • John 17:17
    69%

    17Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

  • Phil 1:4
    69%

    4Always, in every prayer of mine for all of you, I pray with joy.

  • Phil 2:18
    69%

    18In the same way, you also should be glad and rejoice with me.

  • 2 Cor 7:4
    69%

    4I have great confidence in you; I take great pride in you. I am filled with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in all our afflictions.

  • 2 Cor 1:12
    69%

    12For this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity, not relying on worldly wisdom but on God's grace.

  • Rom 9:1
    68%

    1I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience confirms this through the Holy Spirit.

  • Ps 26:3
    68%

    3For Your steadfast love is always before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.

  • Col 1:4
    68%

    4since we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints.

  • John 16:22
    68%

    22So you also have sorrow now. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

  • Phil 4:1
    68%

    1So then, my dear and longed-for brothers and sisters, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends.

  • Eph 1:15
    68%

    15For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

  • John 14:28
    68%

    28You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

  • Eph 4:15
    68%

    15But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head—Christ.