3Jo 3 | ESV | STEP | For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth , as indeed you are walking in the truth .

3 John 3

3 For ^aI rejoiced greatly when the brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church; also verses 5, 10} came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth.