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3 John 3-5
New Catholic Bible
3 John 3-5
New Catholic Bible
Commendation of Gaius. 3 I rejoiced greatly when some of the brethren[a] arrived and related how faithful you are to the truth, and that you continue to walk in the truth. 4 Nothing gives me greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
5 [b]Beloved, you have been faithful in everything you do for the brethren, especially to strangers.
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- 3 John 1:3 Brethren: most likely itinerant missionaries to whom Gaius showed Christian hospitality. Walk in the truth: i.e., practice true Christian living.
- 3 John 1:5 Apparently, the early Church provided hospitality and support for missionaries because they had given up their means of livelihood in order to preach the faith to others and deserved some kind of compensation (see 1 Cor 9:3-12).
