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3 John 1:7
because that for His name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
because that for His name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
Verse 3 John 1:7. _FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE THEY WENT FORTH_] For the sake of preaching the Gospel of the grace of God, and making known JESUS to the heathen. _TAKING NOTHING OF THE GENTILES._] Receiving...
BECAUSE THAT FOR HIS NAME’S SAKE - The word “his” here refers to God; and the idea is, that they had undertaken this journey not on their own account, but in the cause of religion. THEY WENT FORTH -...
COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE THE THIRD EPISTLE The Third Epistle is addressed by the elder, the aged Apostle John, to a brother by name of Gaius. A Gaius is mentioned in Acts 19:29; Acts 20:4, Ro...
COMMENDATION OF GAIUS. John expresses his delight at the witness borne to the moral integrity of Gaius by some who had visited the apostle. He prays that Gaius may have prosperity and health commensur...
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 improba...
THE TEACHER'S JOY (3 John 1:1-4)...
Beloved, whatever service you render to the brothers, strangers as they are, is an act of true faith and they testify to your love before the church. It will be a further kindness, if you send them on...
BECAUSE THAT. For. FOR, &C. = on behalf of (App-104.) His name. HIS. The texts read "the". TAKING. receiving. NOTHING. Greek. _medeis._ OF. App-104. GENTILES. Greek. _ethnos._...
_Because that for his Name's sake_ Much more forcibly the true text (א ABCKL), FOR _for the sake of_ THE _Name_: the -His" is a weak amplification in several versions. A similar weakening is found in...
Gaius praised for his Hospitality: Its special Value 5. _Beloved_ The affectionate address marks a new section (comp. 3 John 1:3_; 3 John 1:11_), but here again the fresh subject grows quite naturally...
For ἐθνῶν ([958][959]) read ἘΘΝΙΚΩ͂Ν ([960][961][962][963]). [958] 9th century. All three Epistles. [959] 9th century. All three Epistles. [960] 4th century. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at the m...
GAIUS PRAISED FOR HIS HOSPITALITY: ITS SPECIAL VALUE...
ΎΠΈΡ (G5228) для, ради, насчет. Они отправились, служа Христу или во имя (ΌΝΑΜΑ) Христа (SB, 3:779; Klauck; Brown), чтобы распространить весть о Нем (Smal- ley), ΈΞΉΛΘΟΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΞΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ...
BECAUSE THAT FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE— "For the sake of spreading the name or religion of Jesus:" out of zeal for his honour and interest, they went out, abandoned their habitations, possessions, and calli...
E. _Translation and Comments_ 1. Gaius The Beloved. 3 John 1:1-8 (1) The old one to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth. (3 John 1:2) Beloved, concerning everything I pray (for) you to prosper...
Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. HIS NAME'S SAKE - Christ's. WENT FORTH - as missionaries. TAKING NOTHING - refusing to receive anything as pay, or m...
VERSE 7. BECAUSE THAT FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE. Those whom I desire you to help on their journey went forth to sound the praises of the Master, the love of God to the world, that those who should be hearer...
2 The prosperity of the soul must not be confounded with spiritual prosperity. Like the salvation of the soul (1Pe_1:9), it refers to that physical enjoyment and satisfaction which will be fully known...
TAKING NOTHING OF THE GENTILES] The missionaries whom Gaius had entertained had not been willing to receive assistance from the non-Christians among whom they had been labouring. While they might prop...
ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO DO GOOD WORK 3 JOHN _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THIS LETTER 1 THE WRITER The author of this letter was the *apostle John. He also wrote 1 John and 2 John. He called himself ‘the *e...
(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 surprised...
τοῦ Ὀνόματος, sc. of Jesus (_cf._ Acts 5:40-41). There is perhaps a reference to this verse in Ignat. _ad Eph._ 7:1: εἰώθασι γάρ τινες δόλῳ πονηρῷ τὸ ὄνομα περιφέρειν, ἄλλα τινὰ πράσσοντες ἀνάξια Θεοῦ...
The Duty of Entertaining Itinerant Preachers. “Beloved, it is a work of faith that thou art doing in thy treatment of the brethren, strangers withal. They testified to thy love before the Church; and...
THE APOSTLE'S JOY 3 John 1:1 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 wish of 3 J...
HELPING TRAVELING PREACHERS Traveling preachers went from place to place preaching the truth during the first century. John commended Gaius for supporting their efforts by taking them in and providing...
_Taking nothing of the Gentiles. These ministers and preachers of the gospel, whom St. John recommends, took care, as St. Paul did, not to take any thing of the Gentiles, to whom they preached, lest t...
Contents After his usual salutation, the Apostle tells his beloved Gaius of his desires, both for his temporal and spiritual prosperity. He commends him for his kindness to the brethren. He remarks o...
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 Chri...
The Third Epistle encourages the believer to the exercise of hospitality, whether towards the known brethren or strangers, and to all benevolent care in furthering their journey when departing, provid...
BECAUSE THAT FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE THEY WENT FORTH,.... From Judea; either of their own accord to preach the Gospel, or being drove out by the unbelieving Jews, for professing the name of Christ; and be...
Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. Ver. 7. _They went forth_] To preach and gain souls to God. And this they did gratis, as Paul, because the false apos...
_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 be...
HIS NAME'S SAKE; from love to Christ. WENT FORTH; to preach the gospel to the heathen. TAKING NOTHING; of their hearers for their support, but were supported by Christian friends and their own effor...
1-8 Those who are beloved of Christ, will love the brethren for his sake. Soul prosperity is the greatest blessing on this side heaven. Grace and health are rich companions. Grace will employ health....
Ver. 7,8. THEY WENT FORTH, TAKING NOTHING OF THE GENTILES; it thence appears these were Jews, who went out from their own country to serve the interest of the gospel, which therefore he should serve i...
3 John 1:7 because G1063 forth G1831 (G5627) for G5228 His G846 names G3686 sake G5228 taking G2983 ...
‘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 1:5-8. THOU DOEST A FAITHFUL WORK: the labour of Gaius' love is said to be faithful, as corresponding with the commandment of love and true to it. TOWARDS THE BRETHREN, AND MOREOVER STRANGERS:...
FOR THE SAKE OF THE NAME (υπερ του ονοματος). The name of Jesus. See Acts 5:4; Romans 1:5 for υπερ του ονοματος and James 2:7 for the absolute use of "the name" as in...
CONTENTS: Exhortation concerning ministering brethren. The domineering Diotrephes and the good Demetrius. CHARACTERS: John, Gaius, Diotrephes, Demetrius. CONCLUSION: Ministers of Christ should aboun...
ANY HELP FROM UNBELIEVERS. "In their work of preaching the Good News, they do not ask any help from unbelievers. So they must depend upon people in the church like yourself, to support them." Compare...
_For His name’s sake they went forth._ CHRISTIAN MISSIONS I. The motive, conduct, and disinterestedness of missionaries. 1. Their motive: “for His name’s sake”--for Christ’s service. 2. Their cond...
3 JOHN—NOTE ON 3 JOHN 1:5 Praise for Gaius’s Support for Traveling Christian Workers. Whereas 2 John 1:10 warns against supporting the wrong people, John affirms Gaius’s work on
3 JOHN—NOTE ON 3 JOHN 1:7 THE NAME. The very person of God himself. John may also be referring here to Christ, highlighting his deity. Compare Acts 5:41 and...
_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 meaning is...
So the third epistle of John is now again, John addresses himself as The elder [the presbyturos] unto the wellbeloved Gaius (3 John 1:1), Probably not the Gaius mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Co...
1 Corinthians 9:12; 1 Corinthians 9:18; 2 Corinthians 11:7; 2 Corinthians 12:13;...
For His Name's sake [υ π ε ρ τ ο υ ο ν ο μ α τ ο ς]. His is supplied by the A. V. It is not in the text. Rev., correctly, for the sake of the Name. The Name (Jesus Christ) is used thus absolutely in A...
They went forth — To preach the gospel....
Should money be taken from unbelievers to do God’s work? PROBLEM: John claims here that the brethren took no support for their ministry from unbelievers. Yet when Solomon built the temple he accepted...