2 John 1:4
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I was exceeding glad that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

rejoiced.

Philippians 4:10 Now I rejoice in the Lord exceedingly that now at length your thought for me hath flourished again, as you did also think; but you were busied.

1 Thessalonians 2:19,20 For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? . . .

1 Thessalonians 3:6-10 But now when Timothy came to us from you and related to us your faith and charity, and that you have a good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us as we also to see you: . . .

3 John 1:3,4 I was exceedingly glad when the brethren came and gave testimony to the truth in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. . . .

walking.

Hosea 14:9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know these things? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall in them.

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 in equity, and turned many away from iniquity.

Galatians 2:14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly unto the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all: If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of the Gentiles and not as the Jews do, how dost thou compel the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

Ephesians 5:2,8 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness. . . .

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. . . .

1 John 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.

Context
Walking in the Truth
3Grace be with you, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Christ Jesus the Son of the Father: in truth and charity. 4I was exceeding glad that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. 5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing a new commandment to thee, but that which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another.…
Cross References
1 Corinthians 13:6
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth:

3 John 1:3
I was exceedingly glad when the brethren came and gave testimony to the truth in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.

3 John 1:4
I have no greater grace than this, to hear that my children walk in truth.

Lexicon
I was overjoyed
Ἐχάρην (Echarēn)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5463: A primary verb; to be 'cheer'ful, i.e. Calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation, be well.

to
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

find
εὕρηκα (heurēka)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.

[some] of
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

children
τέκνων (teknōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5043: A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.

walking
περιπατοῦντας (peripatountas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[the] truth,
ἀληθείᾳ (alētheia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 225: From alethes; truth.

just as
καθὼς (kathōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Father
Πατρός (Patros)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

has commanded
ἐντολὴν (entolēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.

[us].
ἐλάβομεν (elabomen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.


Additional Translations
I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.

I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received a commandment from the Father.

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

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

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

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

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

It is an intense joy to me to have found some of your children living true Christian lives, in obedience to the command which we have received from the Father.

I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.

I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;
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