2 John 1:4

Bishops' Bible (1568)

I reioyced greatly, that I founde of thy chyldren walkyng in trueth, as we haue receaued a commaundement of the father.

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  • 3 John 1:3-4 : 3 For I reioyced greatly, when the brethren came & testified of the trueth that is in thee, how thou walkest in ye trueth. 4 I haue no greater ioy, the for to heare how that my sonnes walke in veritie.
  • Eph 5:8 : 8 For ye were sometimes darknesse: but nowe are ye lyght in the Lorde. Walke as chyldren of lyght.
  • Phil 4:10 : 10 But I reioyce in the Lorde greatly, that nowe at the last you are reuiued againe to care for me, in ye wherin ye were also carefull, but ye lacked oportunitie.
  • 1 Thess 2:19-20 : 19 For what is our hope, or ioy, or crowne of reioycyng? Are not ye it in the presence of our Lorde Iesus Christe, at his commyng? 20 Yes, ye are our glorie and ioy.
  • 1 Thess 3:6-9 : 6 But nowe lately, when Timotheus came from you vnto vs, and brought vs good tydynges of your fayth and loue, and howe that ye haue good remembraunce of vs alwayes, desiryng to see vs, as we also to see you: 7 Therefore brethren we were comforted ouer you, in all our aduersitie and necessitie, because of your fayth. 8 For nowe we lyue, yf ye stande fast in the Lorde. 9 For what thankes can we recompence to God agayne for you, for all the ioye wherwith we ioy for your sakes before our God? 10 Praying nyght and daye exceedyngly to see you personally, and repayre the wantynges of your fayth?
  • 1 John 2:6 : 6 He that sayth he bydeth in him, ought to walke euen as he walked.
  • Hos 14:9 : 9 Who so is wise, shall vnderstande these thinges, and he that is right instruct wyll regarde them: for the wayes of the Lorde are righteous, such as be godly wyll walke in them: as for the wicked, they shall stumble therin.
  • Mal 2:6 : 6 The lawe of trueth was in his mouth, and there was no iniquitie found in his lippes, he walked with me in peace and in equitie, and he turned many from their iniquitie.
  • Gal 2:14 : 14 But when I sawe that they went not the ryght way to the trueth of the Gospel, I saide vnto Peter before them all: If thou beyng a Iewe, lyuest after the maner of the gentiles, and not as do the Iewes: Why causest thou the gentiles to lyue as do the Iewes?
  • Eph 5:2 : 2 And walke ye in loue, euen as Christe hath loued vs, and hath geuen hym selfe for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellyng sauour to God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 3 John 1:1-5
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    1The elder vnto ye beloued Gaius, whom I loue in the trueth.

    2Beloued, I wishe in all thynges that thou prosperedst and faredst well, euen as thy soule prospereth.

    3For I reioyced greatly, when the brethren came & testified of the trueth that is in thee, how thou walkest in ye trueth.

    4I haue no greater ioy, the for to heare how that my sonnes walke in veritie.

    5Beloued, thou doest faythfully whatsoeuer thou doest to the brethren, and to straungers,

  • 2 John 1:1-3
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    1The elder to the elect Lady & her chyldren, whom I loue in the trueth: and not I only, but also all that haue knowen ye trueth:

    2For the truthes sake which dwelleth in vs, and shalbe in vs for euer:

    3Grace be with you, mercie, and peace from God the father, & from the Lorde Iesus Christe the sonne of the father, in trueth and loue.

  • 2 John 1:5-9
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    5And nowe beseche I thee Lady, not as though I wrote a newe commaundement vnto thee: but that same which we haue had from the begynnyng, that we shoulde loue one another.

    6And this is the loue, that we shoulde walke after his comaundement. This commaundement is, that as ye haue hearde from the begynnyng, ye shoulde walke in it.

    7For many deceauers are entred into the worlde, which confesse not that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe. This is a deceauer and an antichriste.

    8Loke on your selues, that we loose not that we haue wrought: but that we may haue a full rewarde.

    9Whosoeuer transgresseth, and bideth not in the doctrine of Christe, hath not God: He that endureth in the doctrine of Christe, hath both the father and the sonne.

  • 1 John 1:1-4
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    1That whiche was fro the beginning, whiche we haue heard, which we haue seene with our eyes, whiche we haue loked vpo, & our handes haue handeled of, the worde of lyfe:

    2(And the lyfe appeared, and we haue seene, and beare witnesse, and shewe vnto you that eternall lyfe which was with the father, and appeared vnto vs.)

    3That which we haue seene and heard declare we vnto you, that ye also maye haue felowship with vs, and that our felowship may be with the father, and his sonne Iesus Christe.

    4And this write we vnto you, that your ioy may be full,

  • 1 John 2:13-14
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    13I write vnto you fathers, because ye haue knowen hym that is from the begynnyng. I write vnto you young men, because you haue ouercome the wicked.

    14I write to you little chyldren, because ye haue knowe the father. I haue written to you fathers, because ye haue knowen hym that is from the begynnyng. I haue written vnto you young men, because, ye are stronge, and the worde of God abydeth in you, and ye haue ouercome the wicked.

  • 1 Thess 2:11
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    11As ye knowe, howe that as a father his chyldren, so we haue exhorted, comforted, and besought euery one of you,

  • 3 John 1:8
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    8We therfore ought to receaue such, that we myght be helpers to the trueth.

  • 2 John 1:12-13
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    12I had many thynges to write vnto you: neuerthelesse, I woulde not write with paper & inke, but I trust to come vnto you, and speake with you mouth to mouth, that our ioy may be full.

    13The sonnes of thy elect sister greete thee. Amen.

  • 1 John 3:23-24
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    23And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement.

    24And he that kepeth his commaundementes, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that he abideth in vs, euen by the spirite which he hath geuen vs.

  • 1 John 2:6-8
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    6He that sayth he bydeth in him, ought to walke euen as he walked.

    7Brethren, I write no newe comaundement vnto you, but that olde comaundement which ye haue had from the begynnyng. The olde commaundement is the worde which ye haue hearde fro the begynnyng.

    8Agayne, a newe commaundement I write vnto you, that is true in hym, and the same is true also in you: For the darkenesse is past, and the true lyght nowe shyneth.

  • 1 John 2:28
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    28And nowe babes abide in him, that when he shal appeare, we may be bolde and not be made ashamed of hym at his commyng.

  • 2 Tim 1:4
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    4Desiryng to see thee, myndefull of thy teares: that I may be fylled with ioy.

  • Col 1:4
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    4Sence we hearde of your fayth in Christe Iesus, and of the loue which is to all saintes,

  • 1 John 3:18-19
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    18My babes, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue: but in deede and in veritie.

    19Hereby we knowe that we are of the trueth, and shall assure our heartes before hym.

  • 1 Thess 4:1-2
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    1Furthermore we besech you brethren, & exhorte you by the Lorde Iesus, that ye encrease more and more, as ye haue receaued of vs, how ye ought to walke and to please God.

    2For ye knowe what commaundementes we gaue you by the Lorde Iesus.

  • Phlm 1:5
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    5Hearyng of thy loue and fayth, which thou hast towarde the Lorde Iesus, and towarde all saintes:

  • 2 Thess 1:2
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    2Grace vnto you and peace from God our father, & the Lorde Iesus Christe.

  • 1 John 5:2
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    2By this we knowe that we loue the chyldren of God, when we loue God, and kepe his commaundementes.

  • 1 John 4:4
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    4Litle chyldren, ye are of God, & haue ouercome them: for greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the worlde.

  • 1 Tim 1:2-3
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    2Unto Timothie a natural sonne in the faith: Grace, mercie and peace from God our father and Iesus Christe our Lorde.

    3As I besought thee to abyde styll in Ephesus, when I departed into Macedonia so do that thou comaunde some that they teache no other doctrine:

  • 3 John 1:12
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    12Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the trueth it selfe: Yea, and we our selues also beare recorde, and ye knowe that our recorde is true.

  • Eph 1:15
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    15Wherfore I also after that I hearde of the fayth which ye haue in the Lorde Iesus, and loue vnto all the saintes,

  • 1 John 2:21
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    21I haue not written vnto you, as though ye knewe not the trueth: but because ye knowe it, and that no lye is of the trueth.

  • Phlm 1:7
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    7For we haue great ioy & consolation in thy loue, because the bowels of the saintes are refresshed by thee, brother.

  • Phlm 1:3
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    3Grace to you, and peace from God our father, and the Lorde Iesus Christ.

  • 2 Tim 1:2
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    2To Timothie a beloued sonne: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the father, and Christe Iesus our Lorde.

  • 1 John 2:24
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    24Let therfore abyde in you, that same whiche ye hearde from the begynnyng. If that whiche ye hearde from the begynnyng shall remayne in you, ye also shall continue in the sonne, and in the father.

  • 1 Cor 1:3
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    3Grace be vnto you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lorde Iesus Christe.

  • Eph 6:23
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    23Peace be vnto the brethren, and loue, with fayth, from God the father, and from the Lorde Iesus Christe.