3 JOHN 1:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 2 2
“We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.”
We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth — the elder constructs a theological argument for hospitality: supporting these missionaries is not charity but participation in shared apostolic mission and advancement of the truth's proclamation. The phrase 'work together' (synergoi) suggests that hospitality itself is collaborative ministry, linking the host community's material resources to the missionary's proclamation in a unified endeavor. By grounding hospitality in mission theology rather than mere altruism, the elder elevates it to a central ecclesial practice.
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