3 John 1:7
For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
BSB
ASV
because that for the sake of the Name they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
KJV
Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
For they went out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. When it says for the name, it is to be understood as of the Lord Jesus Christ. For the ancients spoke in this manner. And for two reasons, they went …
Because that for his name’s sake - The word “his” here refers to God; and the idea is, that they had undertaken this journey not on their own account, but in the cause of religion. They went forth - Or, “they have gone forth” - ἐξῆλθον exēlthon - referring to the journey which they had then undertaken; not to the former one. Taking nothing of the Gentiles - The term “Gentile” embraced all who were not “Jews,” and it is evident that these persons went forth particularly to labor among the pagan.
It would have been inexpedient to have taken aught (the Greek "meden" implies, not that they got nothing, though they had desired it, but that it was of their own choice they took nothing) from the infant churches among the heathen: the case was different in receiving hospitality from Gaius.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
1 Corinthians 9:18What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.
leads to
Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Revelation 2:3Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.
leads to
You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set…
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Through
2 Corinthians 4:5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
leads to
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.
