Focused Passage

3 John 1:4

Walking in the Truth Through Faithful Hospitality

John moves from affectionate blessing, to commendation of truth-shaped hospitality, to warning against prideful obstruction, to commendation of a faithful example, and finally to personal fellowship.

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4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

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Verse 4

Original words

I haveἔχωG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularnoοὐκG3756AdverbgreaterμειζοτέρανG3173Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - ComparativejoyχαράνG5479Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularthanτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter PluraltoἵναG2443Conjunctionhear [that]ἀκούωG191Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularmyἐμὰG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 1st Person Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralchildrenτέκναG5043Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralare walkingπεριπατοῦνταG4043Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulartruthἀληθείᾳG225Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

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