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2 John 1:4

I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

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ἘχάρηνecharēnI rejoicedχαίρω (chairō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular — “I rejoiced”, a single actionG5463I rejoice, am glad; also a salutation: Hail.I rejoicedλίανliangreatlyλίανadverb — “greatly”G3029very; very much, exceedingly, greatly.greatlyὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatεὕρηκαheurēkaI foundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “I found”, a completed action with a present resultG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.I foundἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τέκνωνteknōnchildrenτέκνον (teknon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “children”, the of-formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.childrenσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.περιπατοῦνταςperipatountaswalkingπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “walking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.walkingἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἀληθείᾳalētheiatruthἀλήθειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the to- or for-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.truthκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asἐντολὴνentolēna commandmentἐντολή (entolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a commandment”, the object formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.a commandmentἐλάβομενelabomento takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.παρὰparafromπαράpreposition — “from”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρόςpatrosFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.the Father

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;

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American Standard Version (1901)

I rejoice greatly that I have found certain of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.

Young’s Literal Translation

I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;

World English Bible

I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.

Darby Translation

I rejoiced greatly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received commandment from the Father.

Douay-Rheims

I was exceeding glad, that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

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