3 John 1:8 - Forerunner Commentary

3 John 1:8

6 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,

7 because they went forth for His name’s sake, ^ataking nothing from the Gentiles.

8 We therefore ought to ^areceive such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth.

Diotrephes and Demetrius

9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us.

10 Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, ^aprating against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church.

11 Beloved, ^ado not imitate what is evil, but what is good. ^bHe who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen ^cGod.

Verse Comparison: 3 John 1:8

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American Standard Version
We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be fellow-workers for the truth.

Amplified® Bible
So we ourselves ought to support such people [to welcome and provide for them], in order that we may be fellow workers in the Truth (the whole Gospel) {and} cooperate with its teachers.

Contemporary English Version
We must support people like them, so that we can take part in what they are doing to spread the truth.

Darby English Version
*We* therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow-workers with the truth.

Good News Bible
We Christians, then, must help these people, so that we may share in their work for the truth.

International Standard Version
Therefore, we ought to support such people so that we can become their helpers in spreading the truth.

King James Version
We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers with the truth.

New International Version
We ought therefore to show hospitality to such men so that we may work together for the truth.

New King James Version
We therefore ought to receive such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may act as fellow workers with the truth.

Young's Literal Translation
we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth.

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