3 John 5
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5 Beloved, you are faithful in all you do[a] for the brothers, especially for strangers;(A)
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- 5 You are faithful in all you do: Gaius’s aid to the missionaries is a manifestation of his true Christian faith.
Galatians 6:10
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10 So then, while we have the opportunity, let us do good to all,(A) but especially to those who belong to the family of the faith.[a]
VI. Conclusion
Final Appeal.[b]
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- 6:10 The family of the faith: the Christian household or church. Doing good has a universal object (to all), but the local community makes specific the reality of those to be served.
- 6:11–18 A postscript in Paul’s own hand, as was his practice (see 1 Cor 16:21; 2 Thes 3:17). Paul summarizes his appeal against his opponents (Gal 6:12–13), then returns to his message of glorying in the cross, not in circumcision, as the means of salvation (Gal 6:14–15; cf. Gal 5:11). A benediction follows at Gal 6:16. In the polemical spirit that the attack on his apostleship called forth (Gal 1:11–2:21), Paul reasserts his missionary credentials (Gal 6:17) before giving a final benediction (Gal 6:18).
2 John 4
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4 I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children[a] walking in the truth just as we were commanded by the Father.(A)
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- 4 Some of your children: this refers to those whom the Presbyter has recently encountered, but it may also indicate the presence of false doctrine in the community: the Presbyter encourages those who have remained faithful. Walking in the truth: an expression used in the Johannine writings to describe a way of living in which the Christian faith is visibly expressed; cf. 1 Jn 1:6–7; 2:6, 11; 3 Jn 3.
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