theBrothers
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theBrothers are a group of fellow Christians associated with Gaius in the New Testament, likely itinerant workers or missionaries within the early church community.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament group
ⓘ
group of Christians ⓘ |
| activity |
preaching the gospel
ⓘ
receiving hospitality from believers ⓘ teaching in early Christian communities ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gaius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectiveDesignation | unnamed Christian missionaries ⓘ |
| commendedBehavior | walking in the truth ⓘ |
| commendedBy | the author of 3 John ⓘ |
| commendedFor |
accepting no help from pagans
ⓘ
faithfulness to the truth ⓘ work for the sake of the Name ⓘ |
| context | early Christian mission ⓘ |
| dependentOn | hospitality of Gaius ⓘ |
| describedAs | fellow workers for the truth ⓘ |
| encouragedSupportFrom | fellow Christians ⓘ |
| ethicalModelFor | Christian support of missionaries ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Asia Minor (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Koine Greek New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | 3 John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralEvaluationInText | positive ⓘ |
| numberOfNamedMembers | 0 (all unnamed in the text) GENERATED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Diotrephes (indirectly, via refusal to welcome them) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | spread of Christian teaching ⓘ |
| relationshipToChurch |
dependent on Christian hospitality
ⓘ
sent out by the church ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| requires | hospitality from believers ⓘ |
| role |
itinerant workers
ⓘ
missionaries ⓘ traveling preachers ⓘ |
| scripturalReference | 3 John 1:5–8 ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | minor New Testament figures ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Gaius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualGenreContext | New Testament epistle ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| travelPattern | itinerant ministry ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.