3 John 1:7
5 Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
6 They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
8 Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
9 I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
- KJV
- Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
- WEB
- because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
- ASV
- because that for the sake of the Name they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
- DARBY
- for for the name have they gone forth, taking nothing of those of the nations.
- BLB
- For they went out on behalf of the Name, receiving nothing from the Gentiles.
- ÅB
- for det var for hans navns skyld de dro ut, og av hedningene tar de ikke imot noe.
- OTB
- For de dro ut for Navnets skyld, uten å ta imot hjelp fra hedningene.
- B1930
- for det var for hans navns skyld de drog ut, og av hedningene tar de ikke imot noget.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 4:5
For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
Read in context2 Kings 5:15–16
Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”
Read in contextRevelation 2:3
Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.
Read in context1 Corinthians 9:18
What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:7–9
Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
Read in contextColossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:13
In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
Read in contextActs 9:16
I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
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