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Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,

who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God,

because for [His] name they went forth, nothing receiving from the nations;

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Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters,[a](A) even though they are strangers to you.(B) They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way(C) in a manner that honors(D) God. It was for the sake of the Name(E) that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 3 John 1:5 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.