3 John 1:7
“Because that for his Names sake they went foorth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.”
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3 John 1:7 Context
5Beloued, thou doest faithfully whatsoeuer thou doest to the Brethren, and to strangers: 6Which haue borne witnesse of thy charitie before the Church: whome if thou bring forward on their iourney after a godly sort, thou shalt doe well: 7Because that for his Names sake they went foorth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. 8We therefore ought to receiue such, that we might be fellow helpers to the trueth. 9I wrote vnto the Church, but Diotrephes, who loueth to haue the preeminence among them, receiueth vs not.
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Other Translations for 3 John 1:7
Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
- King James Version
For they went out for the sake of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
because that for the sake of the Name they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For they went out for love of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
- Basic English Bible
for for the name have they gone forth, taking nothing of those of the nations.
- Darby Bible
Because for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
- Webster's Bible
For it is for Christ that they have gone forth, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
- Weymouth Bible
because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
- World English Bible
For thei wenten forth for his name, and token no thing of hethene men.
- Wycliffe Bible
because for [His] name they went forth, nothing receiving from the nations;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for 3 John 1:7
1:7 They went forth - To preach the gospel.
People's Bible Notes for 3 John 1:7
3Jo 1:7 Because that for his name's sake they went forth. The persons named were engaged in the work of Christ, for "his name's sake". Taking nothing of the Gentiles. They could not ask aid of the Gentiles. The Greek form does not imply that the Gentiles had tendered presents which had been rejected ("Winer's Greek Grammar of the New Testament", p. 388, note 1).