³ For ^(A)I rejoiced greatly when the brothers^[a] came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth.

Walking in Truth and Love

^4 (A)I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father.

^2 (A)because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:

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

Timothy's Encouraging Report

⁶ But ^(A)now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of ^(B)your faith and love and reported ^(C)that you always remember us kindly and ^(D)long to see us, as we long to see you— ⁷ for this reason, brothers,^[a] in all our distress and affliction ^(E)we have been comforted about you through your faith. ⁸ For now we live, if you ^(F)are standing fast in the Lord. ⁹ For ^(G)what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,

¹⁹ For what is our hope or ^(A)joy or crown of boasting ^(B)before our Lord Jesus at his ^(C)coming? Is it not you? ²⁰ For you are our glory and joy.

⁷ just as you learned it from ^(A)Epaphras our beloved ^(B)fellow servant.^[a] He is ^(C)a faithful minister of Christ on your^[b] behalf ⁸ and has made known to us your ^(D)love in the Spirit.

⁴ always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,