Parallel Verses

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:

New American Standard Bible

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.

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. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God,

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.

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

μαρτυρέω 
Martureo 
Usage: 58

of thy
σοῦ 
Sou 
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
Usage: 241

G26
ἀγάπη 
Agape 
Usage: 105

ἐνώπιον 
Enopion 
before, in the sight of, in the presence of, in sight, in presence, to, not tr
Usage: 78

the church
ἐκκλησία 
Ekklesia 
Usage: 93

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

if thou bring forward on their journey
προπέμπω 
Propempo 
Usage: 9

ἀξίως 
Axios 
Usage: 6

θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

thou shalt do
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

References

Context Readings

Encouragement For Gaius

5 Beloved, you do faithfully whatsoever you do for the brethren, and for strangers; 6 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: 7 Because for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.



Cross References

1 Thessalonians 2:12

That you would walk worthy of God, who has called you unto his kingdom and glory.

Acts 15:3

And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

Titus 3:13

Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be lacking unto them.

Genesis 4:7

If you do well, shall you not be accepted? and if you do not well, sin lies at the door. And you shall be its desire, and you must rule over it.

Jonah 4:4

Then said the LORD, Do you do well to be angry?

Matthew 25:21-23

His lord said unto him, Well done, you good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things: enter into the joy of your lord.

Acts 15:29

That you abstain from anything offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if you keep yourselves, you shall do well. Farewell.

Acts 21:5

And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.

Romans 15:24

Whenever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way there by you, if first I am somewhat refreshed with your company.

2 Corinthians 1:16

And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be sent on my way toward Judea.

Philippians 4:14

Nevertheless you have done well, that you did share in my affliction.

Colossians 1:10

That you might walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

1 Peter 2:20

For what glory is it, if, when you be buffeted for your faults, you shall take it patiently? but if, when you do well, and suffer for it, you take it patiently, this is commendable with God.

3 John 1:12

Demetrius has good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear witness; and you know that our witness is true.

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