3 John 1:3-8

3 It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it.

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

5 Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters,^[a] even though they are strangers to you.

6 They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God.

7 It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans.

8 We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.

Cross References

• 1. ver 5,10; S Acts 1:16
• 2. 2 John 4
• 3. 1 Corinthians 4:15; S 1 John 2:1
• 4. ver 3
• 5. S ver 3
• 6. Romans 12:13; Hebrews 13:2
• 7. 1 Corinthians 16:11; 2 Corinthians 1:16
• 8. S Ephesians 4:1
• 9. S John 15:21
• 10. Acts 20:33,35

Footnotes

• [a]. The Greek word for "brothers and sisters" ("adelphoi" ) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.