KJV ORIGINAL
We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So we should welcome people like this with open arms, because when we do, we're actually partnering with the truth itself.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Supporting truth-tellers makes you part of the truth movement.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Elder John wrote this letter to his friend Gaius in the late first century CE. It was written to commend Gaius for his hospitality to traveling Christian missionaries and to address the disruptive actions of Diotrephes, who rejected them.
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