Passage

3 John 7

Book: 3 John · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

5. Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal; 6. who bare witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their journey worthily of God:

7. because that for the sake of the Name they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be fellow-workers for the truth. 9. I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. (3 John 1:5-9, ASV)

WEB

5. Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers. 6. 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,

7. because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth. 9. I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say. (3 John 1:5-9, WEB)

KJV

5. Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; 6. 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: ^{after: Gr. worthy of God}

7. Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. ^{fellowhelpers: or, joint-labourers} 9. I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. (3 John 1:5-9, KJV)

YLT

5. Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers, 6. who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God,

7. because for [His] name they went forth, nothing receiving from the nations;

we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth. 9. I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them, Diotrephes, doth not receive us; (3 John 1:5-9, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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