Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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:
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.
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 Dear friend, it is loyal of you to do anything you can for the brothers, especially as they are strangers; 6 they have testified before the church to your love. Please see them off on their journey in a way appropriate to God's service. 7 For they have started out for the sake of the cause, and they are accepting nothing from the heathen.
Cross References
1 Thessalonians 2:12
to make your lives worthy of God who invites you into his kingdom and his glory.
Acts 15:3
The church saw them off upon their journey, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria they told of the conversion of the heathen, and caused great rejoicing among all the brothers.
Titus 3:13
Do all you can to help Zenas the expert in the Law and Apollos on with their journey, and see that they have everything they need.
Matthew 25:21-23
His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come, share your master's enjoyment!'
Acts 15:29
that you avoid whatever has been sacrificed to idols, the tasting of blood and of the meat of animals that have been strangled, and immorality. Keep yourselves free from these things and you will get on well. Goodbye."
Acts 21:5
But when our time was up, we left there and went on, and all of them with their wives and children escorted us out of the town. There we knelt down on the beach and prayed;
Romans 15:24
when I go to Spain I hope to see you on my way there, and to have you see me off on my journey, after I have enjoyed being with you for a while.
2 Corinthians 1:16
I was going to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and then to come back to you from Macedonia and have you see me off for Judea.
Philippians 4:14
But it was very kind of you to share my difficulties.
Colossians 1:10
so that the lives you live may be worthy of your Master and wholly pleasing to him, and you may be fruitful in all kinds of good deeds, and may grow into fuller knowledge of God.
3 John 1:12
Everybody testifies to Demetrius; the truth itself does; I testify to him too, and you know that my testimony to him is true.