2 John 1:4

Joy Truth and honesty Parents and children

² For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

³ Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

⁵ And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

⁶ And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
KJV: I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
WEB: I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.
ASV: I rejoice greatly that I have found [certain] of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.
DARBY: I rejoiced greatly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received commandment from the Father.
BLB: I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, just as we received a commandment from the Father.

ÅB: Jeg har gledet meg meget fordi jeg har funnet noen av dine barn som vandrer i sannhet, slik som vi har fått påbud av Faren.
OTB: Jeg ble glad over å oppdage at noen av dine barn lever i sannheten, slik som vi har fått befaling om av Faderen.
B1930: Jeg har gledet mig meget fordi jeg har funnet nogen av dine barn som vandrer i sannhet, således som vi har fått påbud av Faderen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

3 John 1:3–4
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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Ephesians 5:8
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
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1 John 2:6
He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
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Ephesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
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1 John 1:6–7
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
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Hosea 14:9
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
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Malachi 2:6
The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
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1 Thessalonians 3:6–10
But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
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