3 John 5-8
Christian Standard Bible
Gaius Commended
5 Dear friend, you are acting faithfully in whatever you do for the brothers and sisters, especially when they are strangers. 6 They have testified to your love before the church.(A) You will do well to send them on their journey(B) in a manner worthy of God,(C) 7 since they set out for the sake of the Name,(D) accepting nothing from pagans.[a](E) 8 Therefore, we ought to support such people so that we can be coworkers with the truth.
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- 7 Or Gentiles
3 John 5-8
Lexham English Bible
Instructions to Gaius
5 Dear friend, you act faithfully[a] in whatever you do for the brothers, even though they are strangers[b]. 6 They have testified to your love before the church; you will do well to send them[c] on their way in a manner worthy of God. 7 For they have gone out on behalf of the name, accepting nothing from the pagans.[d] 8 Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we become fellow workers with the truth.
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- 3 John 1:5 Or “you act loyally”
- 3 John 1:5 Literally “and this strangers”
- 3 John 1:6 Literally “whom”
- 3 John 1:7 That is, Gentile unbelievers (as opposed to Gentile Christians)
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