3 John 1:6

3 John 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
• New International Version (NIV)They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well,

Context of 3 John 1:6

4I am happy when I hear that my children are living like that. When they obey God's true message, it makes me very happy. 5My friend, you do many things to help other believers. You help them even when they are strangers to you. This shows that you are serving God well. These men have spoken to the group of believers here about your love. Please continue to help them when they visit you. Give them the things that they need to continue on their journey. That will make God happy. 7They are travelling to different places to tell people about Jesus Christ. They do not accept any gifts from those people who are not Christians. 8Because of that, we Christians must help them with the things that they need. In this way we will be working together with them as they tell people the true message about Christ.

3 John 1:6 word by word

οἳ ἐμαρτύρησάν σου τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐνώπιον ἐκκλησίας, οὓς καλῶς ποιήσεις προπέμψας ἀξίως τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• have borne witnessμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• of thyσύsu · youG4771
• charityὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• charityἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• beforeἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• bring forward on their journeyπροπέμπωpropempō · to help on the wayG4311
• afterἀξίωςaxiōs · appropriatelyG516
• a godly sortθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• thou shalt doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• wellκαλῶςkalōs · wellG2573

Cross-references for 3 John 1:6

• 3 John 1:12All the believers say that Demetrius is a good person. He obeys God's true message. That also shows clearly that he is a good person. We also say the same thing about him. You know very well that what we say about him is true.
• Philemon 1:5I thank God because people tell me good things about you. You love all God's people and you trust in the Lord Jesus.
• Acts 15:3The group of believers at Antioch sent Paul, Barnabas and the other men on their way. They travelled through Phoenicia and Samaria. They spoke to the believers in those places. They told them, ‘Gentiles are also turning to God and they are believing in Jesus.’ The believers were all very happy to hear this news.
• Acts 21:5After a week with the believers in Tyre, it was time for us to leave them. All the believers, together with their wives and their children, went with us out of the city. At the beach, we all went down on our knees and we prayed together.
• Romans 15:24So I hope to visit you while I am travelling to Spain. I will stay with you in Rome for a short time. I will really enjoy having some time together with you there. Then you can help me to continue my journey.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:12We taught you clearly what is true. We helped you to be strong as believers. God has chosen you to be his own people. You belong to his great kingdom, where he rules. So we told you to live in a way that pleases him.
• Genesis 4:7If you do what is right, I will accept you. But if you do not do the right thing, sin will be very near to you. It will be like a wild animal at your door that is ready to eat you. But you must become its master.’
• Jonah 4:4The Lord replied to Jonah, ‘You are not right to be so angry.’
• Matthew 25:21The master said to this servant, “You are a good servant and you have done really well. You were careful with a small amount of money. Now I will give you authority over many more things. I am really happy about this and I want you to be happy with me.”
• Acts 15:29Do not eat any food that people have given to their idols. Do not eat anything that still has blood in it. If people have strangled an animal to kill it, do not eat its meat. Do not have sex with anyone that you are not married to. If you obey these rules, you will do well. Goodbye.’
• Philippians 4:14But certainly, you have been very kind to me. You have helped me now, when I am in trouble.
• 1 Peter 2:20But if you do something wrong, then your master ought to punish you. That is only fair. Even if you are brave when he is cruel to you, nobody should praise you for that. But your master may punish you even when you have done good things. Then God will be happy if you are patient and brave.

Commentaries on 3 John 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Which have borne witness of thy charity - Of thy love and benevolence. Before the Church - The believers at Ephesus; for to this Church the apostle seems to refer. Whom if thou bring forward - If thou continue to assist such, as thou hast done, thou shalt do well. The brethren of whom St. John speaks might have been apostles; the strangers, assistants to these apostles, as John Mark was to Barnabas. Both were itinerant evangelists. After a godly sort - ·…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church - It would seem that they had returned to John, and borne honorable testimony to the love manifested to them by Gaius. Before what church they had borne this testimony is unknown. Perhaps it was the church in Ephesus. Whom if thou bring forward on their journey - ̔́ ́ hous propempsas“Whom bringing forward, or having brought forward.” The word refers to aid rendered to them in their journey, in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The church mentioned here was probably in Ephesus, where John was likely staying. Ephesus was an important port city in the province of Asia and was the fourth-largest city in the Roman Empire. It later became an important center for the Christian community (Acts 18:19–19:41; 1 Timothy 1:3; 1 Peter 1:1; Revelation 2:1–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. borne witness of thy charity before the church--to stimulate others by the good example. The brethren so entertained by Gaius were missionary evangelists (3Jo 7); and, probably, in the course of narrating their missionary labors for the edification of the Church where John then was, incidentally mentioned the loving hospitality shown them by Gaius. bring forward on their journey--"If thou (continue to) forward on their journey" by giving them…Read the comment

Topics related to 3 John 1:6

• Hospitality
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Bring
• Charity

Commentaries on 3 John 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings