3 John 1:3-6 For I was greatly pleased when the brethren came and assured me of your fidelity and religious conduct.

Mace⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ For I was greatly pleased when the brethren came and assured me of your fidelity and religious conduct. ⁴ greater joy I cannot have, than to hear that my children are attach'd to the truth. ⁵ My dear child, whatever you do in behalf of the brethren, and of those who are strangers, is commendable. ⁶ they have made a publick declaration of your charity, and you will do well to accompany them in the most effectual manner.