3 John 1:3 Cross References - MSB

³ For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.

¹¹ I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world. ⁹ God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

⁶ But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus, ⁷ and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.

¹⁵ For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, ¹⁶ I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

⁴ In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,

⁷ You also learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, ⁸ and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.

¹⁹ After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? ²⁰ You are indeed our glory and our joy.

⁶ But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you. ⁷ For this reason, brothers, in all our persecution and distress, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith. ⁸ For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord. ⁹ How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?

² because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:

⁴ I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.

⁴ I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in truth.