3 John 1:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

Have borne witness of thy charity

3 John 1:12

Philemon 1:5

Whom

Titus 3:13

After a godly sort

1 Thessalonians 2:12

Do well

Bible References

Have borne witness of thy charity

Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself; and we add our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true.

because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;

Whom

Therefore, being sent on their way by the church, they were passing through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and were bringing great joy to all the brethren.

When our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, escorted us until we were out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.

whenever I go to Spain—for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while—

that is, to pass your way into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be helped on my journey to Judea.

Diligently help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way so that nothing is lacking for them.

After a godly sort

so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

Do well

If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”

The Lord said, “Do you have good reason to be angry?”

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication; if you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well. Farewell.”

Nevertheless, you have done well to share with me in my affliction.

For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.