Verse 4

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Jeg har ikke større glede enn å høre at mine barn vandrer i sannheten.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Ingen større glede har jeg enn å høre at mine barn vandrer i sannheten.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn å høre at mine barn vandrer i sannheten.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn dette: at jeg hører mine barn lever i sannheten.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn å høre at mine barn vandrer i sannheten.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn å høre at mine barn vandrer i sannheten.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn å høre at mine barn lever i sannheten.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn å høre at mine barn lever i sannhet.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn å høre at mine barn vandrer i sannheten.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn å høre at mine barn vandrer i sannheten.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn å høre at mine barn lever i sannheten.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn dette: å høre at mine barn vandrer i sannheten.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg haver ingen større Glæde end denne, at jeg hører mine Børn vandre i Sandhed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn å høre at mine barn lever i sannhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn dette, å høre at mine barn vandrer i sannheten.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ingenting gleder meg mer enn å høre at mine barn vandrer i sannhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn dette, å høre at mine barn lever i sannheten.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg har ingen større glede enn å høre at mine barn vandrer i den rette veien.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I have no greater ioye then for to heare howe that my sonnes walke in veritie.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I haue no greater ioye, the to heare that my childre walke in the trueth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.

Referenced Verses

• Gal 4:19 : 19 My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you,
• Phlm 1:10 : 10 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains:
• Gal 2:14 : 14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews?
• 1 Tim 1:2 : 2 To Timothy, my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
• 2 Tim 1:2 : 2 To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 1 Kgs 2:4 : 4 That the Lord may continue His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, If your children take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you a man on the throne of Israel.
• 1 Kgs 3:6 : 6 And Solomon said, You have shown to your servant David my father great mercy, as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you; and you have kept for him this great kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
• 2 Kgs 20:3 : 3 I beg You, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done what is good in Your sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
• Ps 26:1-3 : 1 Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity; I have also trusted in the LORD; therefore I shall not fall. 2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; test my mind and my heart. 3 For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.
• Prov 23:24 : 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child shall have joy of him.
• Isa 8:18 : 18 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells in Mount Zion.
• Isa 38:3 : 3 And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beg You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done what is good in Your sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
• John 12:35-36 : 35 Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; for he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be children of light. These things Jesus spoke, and departed and hid himself from them.
• 1 Cor 4:14-15 : 14 I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. 15 For though you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.