3 John 1:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

New Living Translation
I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth.

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

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

New American Standard Bible
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

NASB 1995
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

NASB 1977
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

Amplified Bible
I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my [spiritual] children are living [their lives] in the truth.

Christian Standard Bible
Dear friend, you are acting faithfully in whatever you do for the brothers and sisters, especially when they are strangers.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

Contemporary English Version
Nothing brings me greater happiness than to hear that my children are obeying the truth.

Good News Translation
Nothing makes me happier than to hear that my children live in the truth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Nothing makes me happier than to hear that my children are living according to the truth.

International Standard Version
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living according to the truth.

NET Bible
I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

New King James Version
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

King James 2000 Bible
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

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

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

American King James Version
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

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

A Faithful Version
I do not have any greater joy than these testimonies that I am hearing--that my children are walking in truth.

Darby Bible Translation
I have no greater joy than these things that I hear of my children walking in the truth.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
I haue no greater ioy then these, that is, to heare that my sonnes walke in veritie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
I haue no greater ioy, the for to heare how that my sonnes walke in veritie.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
I haue no greater ioye, the to heare that my childre walke in the trueth.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
I have no greater ioye then for to heare howe that my sonnes walke in veritie.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I have no joy greater than these things, that I may hear of my children walking in truth.

Berean Literal Bible
I have no greater joy than these things, that I should hear of my children walking in the truth.

Young's Literal Translation
greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.

Smith's Literal Translation
I have no joy greater than these that I hear my children walking in truth.

Literal Emphasis Translation
I have no greater joy than these things, so that I should hear of my children walking in the truth.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I have no greater grace than this, to hear that my children walk in truth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I have no greater grace than this, when I hear that my sons are walking in the truth.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For I have no greater joy than this, that I hear that my children are walking in the truth.

Lamsa Bible
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children follow the truth.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in the truth.

Godbey New Testament
I have no greater joy than this, that I may hear of my children walking about in truth.

Haweis New Testament
I have no greater joy than these tidings, that I hear my own children are walking in the truth.

Mace New Testament
greater joy I cannot have, than to hear that my children are attach'd to the truth.

Weymouth New Testament
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living in obedience to the truth.

Worrell New Testament
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

Worsley New Testament
And I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in the truth.
















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