Berean Standard Bible
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”
John has just received reports from traveling believers about Gaius's faithfulness to the truth (verse 3). By calling believers his children, John shows a pastoral bond; he may have led some of them to faith or cared for them over many years as an elder.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
World English Bible (WEB)
I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.
King James Version (KJV)
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
No tengo yo mayor gozo que éste, el oir que mis hijos andan en la verdad.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Para mí no hay mayor alegría que la de oír que mis hijos viven de acuerdo con la verdad.
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