Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
They have testified, in the presence of the Church, to your love; and you will do well to help them on their journey in a manner worthy of your fellowship with God.
New American Standard Bible
and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
They have testified to your love in front of the church.
International Standard Version
They have testified before the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
A Conservative Version
who testified about thy love in sight of the congregation, whom thou will do well having helped send on their way worthily of God.
American Standard Version
who bare witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their journey worthily of God:
Amplified
and they have testified before the church of your love and friendship. You will do well to [assist them and] send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
An Understandable Version
These people testify about your love [for them] before the [assembled] church. You will be doing a good thing to send them on their journey in a way that is pleasing to God [i.e., by furnishing them with travel expenses for their ministry].
Anderson New Testament
who have testified to your love before the church: if you conduct these on their journey, in a manner worthy of God, you will do well:
Bible in Basic English
Who have given witness to the church of your love for them: and you will do well to send them on their way well cared for, as is right for servants of God:
Common New Testament
and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
they have made a publick declaration of your charity, and you will do well to accompany them in the most effectual manner.
Darby Translation
(who have witnessed of thy love before the assembly,) in setting forward whom on their journey worthily of God, thou wilt do well;
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
These have borne testimony to your love, in the presence of the congregation; whom, if you help forward on their journey, in a manner worthy of God, you will do well.
Godbey New Testament
who have witnessed to thy divine love before the church: whom you will do well, having sent forth worthily of God.
Goodspeed New Testament
they have testified before the church to your love. Please see them off on their journey in a way appropriate to God's service.
John Wesley New Testament
Who have testified of thy love before the church; whom if thou send forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well.
Julia Smith Translation
Who testified to thy love before the church: thou shalt do well, having sent them forward worthily of God.
King James 2000
Who have borne witness of your love before the church: whom if you send forward on their journey in a godly manner, you shall do well:
Lexham Expanded Bible
They have testified [to] your love before the church; you will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
Modern King James verseion
who in love bore witness of you before the church, whom you will do well to send forward worthily of God;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
which bare witness of thy love before all the congregation. Which brethren, when thou bringest forwards on their journey - as it beseemeth God - thou shalt do well:
Moffatt New Testament
they have testified to your love before the church. Pray speed them on their journey worthily of God;
Montgomery New Testament
They have borne testimony to your love before the church. You will do well to speed them on their way worthily of God;
NET Bible
They have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
New Heart English Bible
They have testified about your love before the church. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God,
Noyes New Testament
who bore witness of thy love before the church; whom if thou send forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, thou wilt do well.
Sawyer New Testament
who testified of your love before the church, whom you will do well to send forward worthily of God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
who have borne testimony to thy love before the church; to whom thou wilt perform a good act of service in forwarding them on their journey, in a manner worthy of God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
They themselves have testified before the Church to your love; and you will do well to help them on their way in a manner worthy of the service of God.
Webster
Who have borne testimony of thy charity before the church: whom if thou shalt bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou wilt do well:
Williams New Testament
They have testified before the church to your love. You will please send them off on their journey in a way befitting the service of God.
World English Bible
They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a way worthy of God,
Worrell New Testament
who testified to your love before the assembly; whom sending forward worthily of God, you will do well;
Worsley New Testament
who have borne witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well in forwarding, as is worthy of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God,
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 3 John 1:6
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Context Readings
Encouragement For Gaius
5 My dear friend, you are acting faithfully in all your behaviour towards the brethren, even when they are strangers to you. 6 They have testified, in the presence of the Church, to your love; and you will do well to help them on their journey in a manner worthy of your fellowship with God. 7 For it is for Christ that they have gone forth, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
Cross References
1 Thessalonians 2:12
and imploring you to live lives worthy of fellowship with God who is inviting you to share His own Kingship and glory.
Acts 15:3
So they set out, being accompanied for a short distance by some other members of the Church; and as they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told the whole story of the conversion of the Gentiles and inspired all the brethren with great joy.
Titus 3:13
Help Zenas the lawyer forward on his journey with special care, and Apollos, so that they may have all they require.
Matthew 25:21-23
"'You have done well, good and trustworthy servant,' replied his master; 'you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'
Acts 15:29
You must abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from fornication. Keep yourselves clear of these things, and it will be well with you. Farewell."
Acts 21:5
When, however, our time was up, we left and went on our way, all the disciples and their wives and children coming to see us off. Then, after kneeling down on the beach and praying,
Romans 15:24
I hope, as soon as ever I extend my travels into Spain, to see you on my way and be helped forward by you on my journey, when I have first enjoyed being with you for a time.
2 Corinthians 1:16
and to pass by way of Corinth into Macedonia. Then my plan was to return from Macedonia to you, and be helped forward by you to Judaea.
Philippians 4:14
Yet I thank you for taking your share in my troubles.
Colossians 1:10
so that your lives may be worthy of the Lord and perfectly pleasing to Him, while you exhibit the results of right action of every sort and grow into a fuller knowledge of God.
1 Peter 2:20
If you do wrong and receive a blow for it, what credit is there in your bearing it patiently? But if when you do right and suffer for it you bear it patiently, this is an acceptable thing with God.
3 John 1:12
The character of Demetrius has the approval of all men, and of the truth itself. We also express our approval of it, and you know that we only give our approval to that which is true.