“Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;”
King James Version (KJV)
1:5 Faithfully - Uprightly and sincerely.
3Jo 1:5 Thou doest faithfully. In his kindness to brethren and strangers. In those early ages hospitality to the saints sent on evangelistic missions, and especially to persecuted saints driven from home, was a very important duty.
Beloued, thou doest faithfully whatsoeuer thou doest to the Brethren, and to strangers:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the brethren, and especially {when they are} strangers;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal;
- American Standard Version (1901)
My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;
- Basic English Bible
Beloved, thou doest faithfully [in] whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers,
- Darby Bible
Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
- Webster's Bible
My dear friend, you are acting faithfully in all your behaviour towards the brethren, even when they are strangers to you.
- Weymouth Bible
Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.
- World English Bible
Most dere brother, thou doist feithfuli, what euer thou worchist in britheren, and that in to pilgrymys,
- Wycliffe Bible
Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,
- Youngs Literal Bible