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I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth - That they adhere steadfastly to the truth, and that they live in accordance w...
I have no greater joy than (a) to hear that my children walk in truth. (a) Than these joys.
3 John 1:12 . Commendation of Demetrius. He was probably the bearer of this letter and one of the evangelists. The name was so common that any ide...
Commendation of Gaius. John expresses his delight at the witness borne to the moral integrity of Gaius by some who had visited the apostle. He pray...
no . not. App-105. joy . See 1 John 1:4 . than, &c . Literally than these things, that (Greek. hina) . may hear of. my . mine own. chi...
DISCOURSE: 2471 A MINISTER’S CHIEF JOY 3 John 1:4 . I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth . THERE subsists between...
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. To hear that my children - From this it has been inferred that Caius was one of St...
To hear that my children— There is no occasion to understand hereby that they were all St. John's own converts: (see 1 John 2:1 ) he had styled hi...
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. My children - members of the Church: confirming the view that the elect la...
Greater ] In the Gk., a double comparative, as in English 'betterer' would be. This may indicate that the author was not a classical Greek scholar,...
(2 a. ) (2) Beloved. — St. John’s affection is founded on the high merits of Caius as a Christian. Above all things. — This may mean “ in all...
The Apostle's Joy 3 John 1:1-14 Again we meet the words love and truth . Transparency of speech and life is an essential condition of soul h...
We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. Next to the health of the soul, the health of the body is the great...
Contents After his usual salutation, the Apostle tells his beloved Gaius of his desires, both for his temporal and spiritual prosperity. He commends...
I have no greater joy ,.... Nothing that causes greater joy. The Vulgate Latin version reads "grace" or "thanks"; and then the sense is, that he had...
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. Ver. 4. I have no greater joy ] See Trapp on " 2Jn 1:4 " Walk in trut...
Beloved, I wish Or, I pray , as ευχομαι is translated by Beza, Estius, Erasmus, Schmidius, Doddridge, and others. Above all things Or, with res...
The Character of Gaius. A. D. 90. 3 For I...
‘For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bore witness to your truth, even as you walk in truth. Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of...
PERSONAL CONFIDENCES AND KINDLY WARNINGS CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 3 John 1:1 . The elder .—It cannot be decided whether this was a recog...
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. The Christian walking in the truth This is little more than a repetition of...
Address and commendation of Gaius:
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in the truth. The address, or superscription, of the letter is very brief: The elder to G...
1 Corinthians 4:15 ; 1 Kings 2:4 ; 1 Kings 3:6 ; 2 Kings 20:3 ; Galatians 2:14 ; Galatians 4:19 ; Isaiah 38:3 ; Isaiah 8:18 ; John 12:35 ;...
I have no greater joy than this — Such is the spirit of every true Christian pastor. To hear that my children walk in the truth — Caius probably wa...
4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.