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I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. |
I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others. |
I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also. |
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I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. |
I give this not as an order [to dictate to you], but to prove, by [pointing out] the zeal of others, the sincerity of your [own] love also. |
I am not speaking by way of commandment, but through the instrumentality of others I am putting to the test the genuineness of your own love with the intent that it will meet my specifications and have my approval upon it. |
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I don’t give you this as an order. It is only my suggestion, prompted by what I have seen in others of eagerness to help, that here is a way to prove the reality of your love. |
I am not saying this in the spirit of a command, but I am simply trying to test the genuineness of your love by the enthusiasm of others. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
- Meditations - Neil Girrard Ever wondered what all those Christianese words really mean?