3 John 1:7
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Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
In other translations
Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
Greek words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
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