3rd John Chapter 1 verse 4 Holy Bible
Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
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I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.
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I have no greater joy than these things that I hear of my children walking in the truth.
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I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
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I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.
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greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.
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3rd John 1 : 4 Bible Verse Songs
Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...GreekI haveἔχω (echō)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularStrong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.noοὐκ (ouk)AdverbStrong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.greaterμειζοτέραν (meizoteran)Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - ComparativeStrong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. joyχαράν (charan)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 5479: Joy, gladness, a source of joy. From chairo; cheerfulness, i.e. Calm delight.thanτούτων (toutōn)Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter PluralStrong's 3778: This; he, she, it. toἵνα (hina)ConjunctionStrong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.hear [that]ἀκούω (akouō)Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularStrong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.myἐμὰ (ema)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 1st Person PluralStrong's 1699: My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.childrenτέκνα (tekna)Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralStrong's 5043: A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.are walkingπεριπατοῦντα (peripatounta)Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter PluralStrong's 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.inἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.theτῇ (tē)Article - Dative Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.truth.ἀληθείᾳ (alētheia)Noun - Dative Feminine SingularStrong's 225: From alethes; truth.Jump to PreviousChildren Follow Greater Hear Joy News Obedience True. Truth Walk Walking Way
