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 have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 5Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; Who have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou shalt bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: 7Because for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing from the Gentiles. 8We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellowhelpers to the truth.

3 John 1:6 word by word

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

• Whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• witnessμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• thyσοῦsou · youG4675
• charityἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• beforeἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• churchἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• journeyπροπέμπωpropempō · to help on the wayG4311
• afterἀξίωςaxiōs · appropriatelyG516
• godlyθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• wellκαλῶςkalōs · wellG2573

Cross-references for 3 John 1:6

• 3 John 1:12Demetrius hath good report by all men, and by the truth itself: and, we also bear witness; and ye know that our witness is true.
• Philemon 1:5Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
• Acts 15:3And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy to all the brethren.
• Acts 21:5And when we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
• Romans 15:24Whenever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way there by you, if first I shall be somewhat filled with your company .
• 2 Corinthians 1:16And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again from Macedonia to you, and by you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:12That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you into his kingdom and glory.
• Genesis 4:7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And to thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
• Jonah 4:4Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
• Matthew 25:21His lord said to him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
• Acts 15:29That ye abstain from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from immorality: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
• Philippians 4:14However ye have done well, that ye did share with my affliction.
• 1 Peter 2:20For what glory is it, if, when ye are buffeted for your faults, ye bear it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye bear it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

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

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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