Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the (A)brothers and sisters, and [a]especially when they are (B)strangers; and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to [b](C)send them on their way in a manner (D)worthy of God. For they went out for the sake of (E)the Name, (F)accepting nothing from the Gentiles. Therefore we ought to [c]support such people, so that we may [d]prove to be fellow workers [e]with the truth.

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Footnotes

  1. 3 John 1:5 Lit this
  2. 3 John 1:6 I.e., give them whatever they might need for the journey
  3. 3 John 1:8 Or receive as guests
  4. 3 John 1:8 Or become fellow
  5. 3 John 1:8 Or for

Beloved, it is a loyal thing you do when you render any service to the brethren, especially to strangers, who have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey as befits God’s service. For they have set out for his sake and have accepted nothing from the heathen. So we ought to support such men, that we may be fellow workers in the truth.

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