3 John 1:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey afterc a godly sort, thou shalt do well: ”

3 John 1:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church - It would seem that they had returned to John, and borne honorable testimony to the love manifested to them by Gaius. Before what church...
3 John 1:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou (c) bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: (c) He commends to Gaius, either those same men who...
3 John 1:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

3 John 1:12 . Commendation of Demetrius. He was probably the bearer of this letter and one of the evangelists. The name was so common that any identification with the Demetrius of Acts 19:24 is...
3 John 1:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

have borne witness . bare witness. Same as "testify", 3 John 1:3 . charity . love. App-135. before . in the sight of. church . App-186. if... journey . Literally having sent forward. Greek....
3 John 1:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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: Which have borne witness of thy charity - Of thy love an...
3 John 1:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

If thou bring forward on their journey— If, according to your wonted kindness, you will do what in you lies to give them all needful assistances for their journey, in a manner suitable to your own...
3 John 1:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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: Borne witness of thy charity before (in the prese...
3 John 1:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Bring forward ] i.e. with practical assistance—money, provisions, escort, etc.
3 John 1:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(2 a. ) (2) Beloved. — St. John’s affection is founded on the high merits of Caius as a Christian. Above all things. — This may mean “ in all things.” Be in health . — An ascetic would be su...
3 John 1:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

The Apostle's Joy 3 John 1:1-14 Again we meet the words love and truth . Transparency of speech and life is an essential condition of soul health. It would not be desirable to express the wi...
3 John 1:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. Next to the health of the soul, the health of the body is the greatest blessing. And, among the promises of God in Ch...
3 John 1:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church ,.... At Ephesus, where John was; these brethren and strangers coming thither, and being greatly affected with Gaius's kindness and liberali...
3 John 1:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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: Ver. 6. After a godly sort ] Gr. αξιως του Θεου, wor...
3 John 1:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Beloved, thou doest faithfully Uprightly and sincerely; or, as πιστον ποιεις is more accurately rendered, thou dost a faithful thing; or a thing becoming a faithful person, or one who is a real b...
3 John 1:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Character of Gaius. A. D. 90. 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testi...
3 John 1:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

After a godly sort; i.e. after a manner (as the Greek expression is) worthy of God, viz. as becomes them who bear the name of God, as thou dost, or are intent upon his work, as they are; which latt...
3 John 1:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you do towards those who are brethren and strangers withal, who bore witness to your love before the church, whom you will do well to set forward on their...
3 John 1:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 3 John 1:5 . Faithfully .—Not impulsively, not selfishly, but with a due sense of duty and obligation, and with an earnest care to do well. Perhaps the precise mean...
3 John 1:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

3 John 1:6 This short letter opens for us a window into the past, and shows us a little incident in the inner life of an unnamed Church. Some travelling evangelists, apparently from Ephesus, the r...
3 John 1:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers. Allegiance to the faith In these few words the sum and substance of the Christian life are placed before us. They...
3 John 1:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The hospitality of Gaius:
3 John 1:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:20 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:12 ; 2 Corinthians 1:16 ; 3 John 1:12 ; Acts 15:29 ; Acts 15:3 ; Acts 21:5 ; Genesis 4:7 ; Jonah 4:4 ; Matthew 25:21-23 ; Philemon 1:5-7 ; Philippians 4:1...
3 John 1:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Who have testified of thy love before the church — The congregation with whom I now reside. Whom if thou send forward on their journey — Supplied with what is needful. Thou shalt do well — How tend...

3 John 1:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

3 John 1:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

3 John 1:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

3 John 1:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

3 John 1:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

3 John 1:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

3 John 1:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

3 John 1:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

3 John 1:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

3 John 1:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

3 John 1:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

3 John 1:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

3 John 1:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

3 John 1:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

3 John 1:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

3 John 1:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

3 John 1:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

3 John 1:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

3 John 1:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

3 John 1:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

3 John 1:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

3 John 1:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

3 John 1:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes