3 John 1:4

Geneva Bible (1560)

I haue no greater ioy then these, that is, to heare that my sonnes walke in veritie.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gal 4:19 : 19 My litle children, of whome I trauaile in birth againe, vntill Christ be formed in you.
  • Phlm 1:10 : 10 I beseeche thee for my sonne Onesimus, whome I haue begotten in my bondes,
  • Gal 2:14 : 14 But when I saw, that they went not ye right way to the trueth of ye Gospel, I sayd vnto Peter before all men, If thou being a Iewe, liuest as the Gentiles, and not like the Iewes, why constrainest thou the Gentiles to doe like the Iewes?
  • 1 Tim 1:2 : 2 Vnto Timotheus my naturall sonne in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and from Christ Iesus our Lord.
  • 2 Tim 1:2 : 2 To Timotheus my beloued sonne: Grace, mercie and peace from God the Father, and from Iesus Christ our Lorde.
  • 1 Kgs 2:4 : 4 That the Lorde may confirme his worde which hee spake vnto me, saying, If thy sonnes take heede to their way, that they walke before me in trueth, with all their hearts, and with all their soules, thou shalt not (sayd he) want one of thy posteritie vpon the throne of Israel.
  • 1 Kgs 3:6 : 6 And Salomon sayd, Thou hast shewed vnto thy seruant Dauid my father great mercie, when hee walked before thee in trueth, and in righteonsnes, & in vprightnes of heart with thee: and thou hast kept for him this great mercie, and hast giuen him a sonne, to sit on his throne, as appeareth this day.
  • 2 Kgs 20:3 : 3 I beseech thee, O Lorde, remember nowe, howe I haue walked before thee in trueth and with a perfite heart, and haue done that which is good in thy sight: and Hezekiah wept sore.
  • Ps 26:1-3 : 1 A Psalme of Dauid. Ivdge me, O Lorde, for I haue walked in mine innocency: my trust hath bene also in the Lord: therefore shall I not slide. 2 Proue me, O Lorde, and trie mee: examine my reines, and mine heart. 3 For thy louing kindnesse is before mine eyes: therefore haue I walked in thy trueth.
  • Prov 23:24 : 24 The father of the righteous shal greatly reioyce, and hee that begetteth a wise childe, shall haue ioy of him.
  • Isa 8:18 : 18 Beholde, I and the children whome the Lorde hath giuen me, are as signes and as wonders in Israel, by the Lord of hostes, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
  • Isa 38:3 : 3 And saide, I beseeche thee, Lord, remember nowe howe I haue walked before thee in trueth, and with a perfite heart, & haue done that which is good in thy sight: and Hezekiah wept sore.
  • John 12:35-36 : 35 Then Iesus sayd vnto them, Yet a litle while is the light with you: walke while ye haue that light, lest the darkenes come vpon you: for hee that walketh in the darke, knoweth not whither he goeth. 36 While ye haue that light, beleeue in that light, that ye may be the children of the light. These things spake Iesus, and departed, and hid himselfe from them.
  • 1 Cor 4:14-15 : 14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloued children I admonish you. 15 For though ye haue tenne thousand instructours in Christ, yet haue ye not many fathers: for in Christ Iesus I haue begotten you through the Gospel.

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