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3 John 1:5
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3 For I arejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth.  
4 I have no greater ajoy than to hear that bmy children walk in truth.  

Gaius Commended for Generosity

5 Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren1 and for strangers,  
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.  
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3 John 1:5

A faithful work (piston). Either thus or "thou makest sure," after an example in Xenophon quoted by Wettstein (poiein pista) and parallel to kaina poiew in Revelation 21:5. But it is not certain.

In whatsoever thou doest (o ean ergash). Indefinite relative with modal ean (=an) and the first aorist middle subjunctive of ergazomai. See Colossians 3:23 for both poiew and ergazomai in the same sentence.

And strangers withal (kai touto cenouv). "And that too" (accusative of general reference as in I Corinthians 6:6; Philippians 1:28; Ephesians 2:8). This praise of hospitality (Romans 12:13; I Peter 4:9; I Timothy 3:2; I Timothy 5:10; Titus 1:8; Hebrews 13:2) shows that in II John 1:10 John has a peculiar case in mind.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 3 John 1:5:

1 Corinthians 1:14
1 Peter 4:9
1 John 2:7
3 John 1:1
3 John 1:9

 

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