2 John 1:4 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

2 John 1:2 for the truth`s sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:

2 John 1:3 Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

2 John 1:4 I rejoice greatly that I have found [certain] of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.

2 John 1:5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

2 John 1:6 And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rejoice", "greatly", "found", "certain", "children", "walking", "truth", and "even". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rejoice" and "greatly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Grace mercy peace shall be with us..." into verse 5's "And now I beseech thee lady not...", so "rejoice" and "greatly" belong inside that flow. In 2 John context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "rejoice" and "greatly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.