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3 John 1:5-8

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

5. Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; 6. 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: 7. Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. 8. We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.

3 John 1:5-8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 3 John 1:5

Theological / Devotional

Beloved. See on v. 1.

Faithfully. Or, “a faithful thing.” All the kindly deeds of Gaius were acts of faith.

To the brethren. That is, fellow members of the church.

And to strangers. Textual evidence favors (cf. p. 10) the reading “and this to strangers,” meaning “especially to strangers,” (see RSV). Many whom Gaius so liberally entertained were strangers to him, although their credentials assured him of their worthiness.

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