3 John 1:7 (YLT)

Passage

because for <FI>His<Fi> name they went forth, nothing receiving from the nations;

Nearby Context

3 John 1:5 Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,

3 John 1:6 who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God,

3 John 1:7 because for <FI>His<Fi> name they went forth, nothing receiving from the nations;

3 John 1:8 we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth.

3 John 1:9 I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them--Diotrephes--doth not receive us;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "name", "went", "forth", "nothing", "receiving", and "nations". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "name" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "who did testify of thy love before..." into verse 8's "we then ought to receive such that...", so "name" and "went" belong inside that flow. In 3 John context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "name" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.