8 we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth.
`And whoever may not receive you nor hear your words, coming forth from that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet,
`He who is receiving you doth receive me, and he who is receiving me doth receive Him who sent me,
Who, then, is Paul, and who Apollos, but ministrants through whom ye did believe, and to each as the Lord gave? I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth; so that neither is he who is planting anything, nor he who is watering, but He who is giving growth -- God; and he who is planting and he who is watering are one, and each his own reward shall receive, according to his own labour, for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are.
And if Timotheus may come, see that he may become without fear with you, for the work of the Lord he doth work, even as I, no one, then, may despise him; and send ye him forward in peace, that he may come to me, for I expect him with the brethren;
receive us; no one did we wrong; no one did we waste; no one did we defraud; not to condemn you do I say `it', for I have said before that in our hearts ye are to die with and to live with;
whether -- about Titus -- my partner and towards you fellow-worker, whether -- our brethren, apostles of assemblies -- glory of Christ;
and Jesus who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision: these only `are' fellow-workers for the reign of God who did become a comfort to me.
and did send Timotheus -- our brother, and a ministrant of God, and our fellow-workman in the good news of the Christ -- to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,
Markus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lukas, my fellow-workmen!
because of this, if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he doth, with evil words prating against us; and not content with these, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and those intending he doth forbid, and out of the assembly he doth cast.
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Commentary on 3 John 1 Matthew Henry Commentary
An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of
The Third Epistle of John
Chapter 1
In this epistle the apostle congratulates Gaius upon the prosperity of his soul (v. 1, 2), upon the fame he had among good Christians (v. 3, 4), and upon his charity and hospitality to the servants of Christ (v. 5, 6). He complains of contemptuous treatment by an ambitious Diotrephes (v. 9, 10), recommends Demetrius (v. 12), and expresses his hope of visiting Gaius shortly (v. 13, 14).
3Jo 1:1-2
Here we see,
3Jo 1:3-8
In these verses we have,
3Jo 1:9-11
3Jo 1:12-14
Here we have,