I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.
Parallel translations
- KJV I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
- BSB I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
- NKJV I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.
- NASB I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received a commandment to do from the Father.
- NLT How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded.
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Cross-references · 11
- 3 Jn 1:3–4For I rejoiced greatly, when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.
- Eph 5:8For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Hos 14:9Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them; But the rebellious stumble in them.
- Eph 5:2Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
- 1 Jn 2:6he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.
- 1 Jn 1:6–7If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth.
- Mal 2:6The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.
- 1 Th 3:6–10But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;
- Phil 4:10But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.
- Gal 2:14But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?
- 1 Th 2:19–20For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
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