3 John 1:10

Weymouth NT

For this reason, if I come, I shall not forget his conduct, nor his idle and mischievous talk against us. And he does not stop there: he not only will not receive the brethren, but those who desire to do this he hinders, and excludes them from the Church.

Cross References

Luke 6:22

»Blessed are you when men shall hate you and exclude you from their society and insult you, and spurn your very names as evil things, for the Son of Man's sake.«

John 9:22

Such was their answer, because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already settled among themselves that if any one should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, he should be excluded from the synagogue.

Acts 1:15

It was on one of these days that Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren –the entire number of persons present being about 120– and said,

2 Corinthians 13:2

Those who cling to their old sins, and indeed all of you, I have forewarned and still forewarn (as I did on my second visit when present, so I do now, though absent) that, when I come again, I shall not spare you;

Galatians 6:10

So then, as we have opportunity, let us labour for the good of all, and especially of those who belong to the household of the faith.

1 Timothy 5:13

And at the same time they also learn to be idle as they go round from house to house; and they are not only idle, but are gossips also and busybodies, speaking of things that ought not to be spoken of.

2 John 1:10

If any one who comes to you does not bring this teaching, do not receive him under your roof nor bid him Farewell.

2 John 1:12

I have a great deal to say to you all, but will not write it with paper and ink. Yet I hope to come to see you and speak face to face, so that your happiness may be complete.

3 John 1:3

For it is an intense joy to me when brethren come and bear witness to your fidelity to the truth–that you live in obedience to the truth.

3 John 1:5

My dear friend, you are acting faithfully in all your behaviour towards the brethren, even when they are strangers to you.