3 John 1:5

Contextual Overview

³For I was very glad when fellow believers came and testified to your fidelity to the truth—how you are walking in truth. ³ For I reioyced greatly when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, euen as thou walkest in the trueth. 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. ³ For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. ³ For I was overjoyed when brothers came and testified to your truth, that is, how you are walking in truth. ³ I was very happy when some brothers and sisters came and told me about the truth in your life and how you are following the way of truth. ³ For I was very glad when brethren came and testified to your truth, that is, how you are walking in truth. ³For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk. ³ It makes me very happy when the Lord's followers come by and speak openly of how you obey the truth. ³ For I was so happy when some brothers came and testified how faithful you are to the truth, as you continue living in the truth.

Bible Verse Review
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Matthew 24:45, Luke 12:42, Luke 16:10-12, 2 Corinthians 4:1-3, Colossians 3:17, 1 Peter 4:10, 1 Peter 4:11

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 12:15 - for they dealt 2 Kings 22:7 - they dealt faithfully 2 Chronicles 31:20 - wrought Matthew 10:41 - that receiveth a prophet Matthew 25:16 - went Matthew 25:35 - I was a Luke 10:7 - for Acts 16:15 - If Romans 16:2 - ye receive Galatians 6:10 - especially Philippians 4:14 - ye have

Cross-References

Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse sky. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Genesis 1:8
And God called the vaulted dome "heaven." And there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:8
God named the air "sky." Evening passed, and morning came. This was the second day.

Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse "sky." There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse [of sky] heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse "heaven." And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heauen. So the Euening and the morning were the seconde day.

Genesis 1:8
And God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:8
and named it "Sky." Evening came and then morning—that was the second day.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Beloved, thou doest faithfully,.... Or a faithful thing, and as became a faithful man, a believer in Christ; in all his beneficence and charity he acted the upright part; he did not do it in an hypocritical way, to be seen of men, and gain applause from them, but from a principle of love, and with a view to the glory of God:

whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; which may design either different persons; and by "brethren" may be meant the poor brethren of the church that. Gaius belonged to, and others that were well known to him; and by "the strangers", not unconverted persons, but such of the saints as came from foreign parts, and travelled about to spread the Gospel, and enlarge the interest of Christ: or else the same persons may be intended, for the words may be read, as they are in the Alexandrian copy, and some others, and in the Vulgate Latin version, "what thou doest to the brethren, and this to strangers"; that is, as the Arabic version renders it, "to strange brethren"; or, as the Syriac version, "to the brethren, [and] especially [them] that are strangers"; so that Gaius was a very hospitable man, one that entertained and lodged strangers, and used them very civilly and courteously, with great liberality, and with much integrity and sincerity.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Beloved, thou doest faithfully - In the previous verses the writer had commended Gaius for his attachment to truth, and his general correctness in his Christian life. He now speaks more particularly of his acts of generous hospitality, and says that he had fully, in that respect, done his duty as a Christian.

Whatsoever thou doest - In all your contact with them, and in all your conduct toward them. The particular thing which led to this remark was his hospitality; but the testimony respecting his general conduct had been such as to justify this commendation.

To the brethren - Probably to Christians who were well known to him - perhaps referring to Christians in his own church.

And to strangers - Such as had gone to the church of which he was a member with a letter of commendation from John. Compare the Romans 12:13 note, and Hebrews 13:2 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 3 John 1:5. Thou doest faithfully — πιστον ποιεις. Kypke thinks that πιστον is put here for πιστιν, and that the phrase signifies to keep or preserve the faith, or to be bound by the faith, or to keep one's engagements. Thou hast acted as the faith-the Christian religion, required thee to act, in all that thou hast done, both to the brethren at home, and to the strangers-the itinerant evangelists, who, in the course of their travels, have called at thy house. There is not a word here about the pilgrims and penitential journeys which the papists contrive to bring out of this text.