American Standard Version

3 John 1

1TheelderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245untoGaiusΓαΐῳGaiōG1050thebelovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27,whomIloveἀγαπῶagapōG25intruthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.

2Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,IprayεὔχομαίeuchomaiG2172thatinallthingsπάντωνpantōnG3956thou mayestprosperandbeinhealthὑγιαίνεινhugiaineinG5198,evenG2532asthysoulψυχή.psuchēG5590prospereth.

3ForIrejoicedG5463greatlyG3029,whenbrethrencameG2064andbarewitnessμαρτυρούντωνmarturountōnG3140unto thytruthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225,evenG2532asthou walkestintruthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.

4GreaterμειζοτέρανmeizoteranG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479haveInonethanthis,tohearἀκούωakouōG191ofmychildrenG5043walkingπεριπατοῦντα.peripatountaG4043inthetruthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.

5Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27, thou doestafaithfulG4103workG2038inwhatsoever thou doesttowardthemthatarebrethrenandstrangersξένους,xenousG3581withal;

6whobarewitnessG3140tothyloveἀγάπῃagapēG26beforethechurchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577:whomthou wiltdowellκαλῶςkalōsG2573toset forwardontheirjourneyworthilyἀξίωςaxiōsG516ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316:

7becausethatforthesakeoftheNameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686theywentG1831forthἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831,takingG2983nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367oftheGentiles.

8WethereforeοὖνounG3767oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784towelcomesuchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108,thatwemaybefellow-workersforthetruthἀληθείᾳ.¶alētheiaG225.

9IwroteG1125somewhatuntothechurchἐκκλησίᾳ·ekklēsiaG1577:butDiotrephes,wholovethtohavethepreeminence amongthem, receiveth usnot.

10Therefore,ifIcomeἔλθω,elthōG2064,IwillbringtoremembranceὑπομνήσωhupomnēsōG5279hisworksἔργαergaG2041whichhedoeth, pratingagainstuswithwickedG4190wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056:andnotcontentG714therewith,neitherdothhehimselfreceivethebrethren,andthemthatwouldheforbiddethandcasteththemoutofthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577.

11BelovedἈγαπητέ,AgapēteG27,imitateμιμοῦmimouG3401notthatwhichisG1510evilκακὸνkakonG2556,butthatwhichisG1510goodἀγαθόν.agathonG18.HethatdoethgoodG18isG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:hethatdoethevilG2556hathnotseenG3708Godθεόν.theonG2316.

12DemetriusΔημητρίῳDēmētriōG1216haththewitnessμεμαρτύρηταιmemarturētaiG3140ofallmen,andofthetruthἀληθείας·alētheiasG225itself: yea,wealsoG2532bearμαρτυροῦμεν,marturoumenG3140witnessG3140;andthou knowestthatourwitnessG3140isG1510trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227.

13IhadmanyΠολλὰPollaG4183thingsG4183towriteγράψαιgrapsaiG1125unto thee,butIamunwillingtowriteγράφειν·grapheinG1125themtotheewithinkμέλανοςmelanosG3188andpen:

14butIhopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679shortlytoseeG3708thee,andweshallspeakλαλήσομεν.lalēsomenG2980facetoface. Peacebeunto thee.Thefriends salute thee. Salutethefriendsbyname.

Commentaries on 3 John 1

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain