³ for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;

⁴ I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;

² because of the truth that is remaining in us, and with us shall be to the age,

¹⁵ Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the saints,

¹⁶ do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

⁴ greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.

⁶ And now Timotheus having come unto us from you, and having declared good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye have a good remembrance of us always, desiring much to see us, as we also `to see' you,

⁷ because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,

⁸ because now we live, if ye may stand fast in the Lord;

⁹ for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

⁷ as ye also learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant, who is for you a faithful ministrant of the Christ,

⁸ who also did declare to us your love in the Spirit.

⁴ always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

⁶ but He who is comforting the cast-down -- God -- He did comfort us in the presence of Titus;

⁷ and not only in his presence, but also in the comfort with which he was comforted over you, declaring to us your longing desire, your lamentation, your zeal for me, so that the more I did rejoice,

⁸ first, indeed, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world;

⁹ for God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of His Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,

¹¹ In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.