3 John

3 John 1:4

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

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have	ἔχω	echō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
no	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
greater	μειζοτέραν	meizoteran	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative	G3173 large, great
joy	χαράν	charan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5479 joy, gladness
than	τούτων	toutōn	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
hear	ἀκούω	akouō	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular	G191 I hear, listen
my	ἐμὰ	ema	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 1st Person Plural	G1699 mine
children	τέκνα	tekna	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
are walking	περιπατοῦντα	peripatounta	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4043 I walk, conduct my life
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
truth	ἀληθείᾳ	alētheia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G225 truth

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