who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well, because they went forth for His name’s sake, (A)taking nothing from the Gentiles. We therefore ought to (B)receive[a] such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth.

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who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner (A)worthy of God. For they have gone out for the sake of (B)the name, (C)accepting nothing from the Gentiles. Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

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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:

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.

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They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way(A) in a manner that honors(B) God. It was for the sake of the Name(C) that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans.(D) We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.

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