3rd John Chapter 1 verse 5 Holy Bible
Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal;
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My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;
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Beloved, thou doest faithfully [in] whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers,
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Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
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Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.
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Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVers. 5-12. - 2. MAIN DIVISION. Exhortation. Having thus stated the circumstances which have led to his writing (comp. 2 John 1:4), the elder begins the main portion of the letter, which consists of three sections; the hospitality of Gaius, and its value (verses 5-8); the arrogance of Diotrephes, and its results (verses 9, 10); the moral (verses 11, 12). The transition to this central portion of the Epistle is marked by a repetition of the loving address. In all three cases (verses 2, 5, 11), the introductory "beloved" indicates the beginning of a section. Ver. 5. - It is by no means easy to translate this verse satisfactorily, πιστὸν ποιεῖς ὅ ἐὰν ἐργάσῃ εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ τοῦτο ξένους. Here we have three difficulties: (1) to determine the meaning of πιστὸν ποιεῖς; (2) to bring out the meaning of ἐργάσῃ; (3) to translate τοῦτο without awkwardness. . . .
