Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on 3 John 1:6

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have borne witness of thy charity: Jo3 1:12; Plm 1:5-7 whom: Act 15:3, Act 21:5; Rom 15:24; Co2 1:16; Tit 3:13 after a godly sort: or, worthy of God, This is a literal and proper rendering of the original αξιως \[Strong's G516\], του \[Strong's G5120\], Θεου \[Strong's G2316\], by which the antecedent to the possessive pronoun his, in the next verse, becomes immediately apparent. "In a manner worthy of God, and of your relations and obligations to Him, and such as He can approve." Th1 2:12 do well: Gen 4:7; Jon 4:4; Mat 25:21-23; Act 15:29; Phi 4:14; Pe1 2:20 3 John 1:7

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