3rd John Chapter 1 verse 3 Holy Bible
For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bare witness unto thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth.
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For it gave me great joy when some of the brothers came and gave witness that you had the true faith and were walking in the true way.
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For I rejoiced exceedingly when [the] brethren came and bore testimony to thy [holding fast the] truth, even as *thou* walkest in truth.
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For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
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For I rejoiced greatly, when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.
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for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVers. 3, 4. - For I rejoiced greatly. We must not lose sight of the "for," which is full of meaning. The elder has just expressed a wish that the external well-being of Gains may equal the well-being of his soul; and he is quite sure of the latter, for brethren keep coming and bearing witness to the fact. The good report of Gains is still greater joy to the apostle than the evil report of Diotrephes is a sorrow to him. The language in condemnation of Diotrephes, severe as it is, is not so strong as this in thankful delight respecting Gaius: Greater joy have I none than (to hear of) these things. "Greater" is made doubly emphatic, first by position at the beginning of the sentence, and secondly by the double comparative μειζοτέραν.
