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

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

always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming.

For you are our glory and joy.

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout all the world.

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,

Nevertheless God, who encourages the downcast, encouraged us by the coming of Titus,

and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was encouraged in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.

Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:

even as you also learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,

who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always have good remembrance of us, greatly desiring to see us, as we also desire to see you;

For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever.

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

Your Word have I hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.