3 John 1:5
Beloved! a faithful thing, art thou doing, whatsoever thou shalt accomplish for them that are brethren, and withal strangers,—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 25:16Straightway, he who, the five talents, had received, went and traded with them, and gained other five:
Luke 16:10The faithful in least, in much also, is, faithful, and, he that in least is unrighteous, in much also, is, unrighteous.
Galatians 6:10Hence, then, as we have opportunity, let us be working what is good, towards all,—but, especially, towards the family of the faith.
1 Peter 4:10Each one, according as he hath received a gift of favour, unto one another, ministering the same, as careful stewards of the manifold favour of God:
Matthew Henry on 3 John 1:4-9
The Character of Gaius. ( a. d. 90.) 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; 6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: 7 Because that for his name's sake they went… Read the whole commentary →