Berean Standard Bible

3 John 1

(2 John 1:1–3)

1TheὉHoG3588elderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245,To theτῷtōG3588belovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27GaiusΓαΐῳGaiōG1050,whomὃνhonG3739IἐγὼegōG1473loveἀγαπῶagapōG25inἐνenG1722thetruthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225:

2Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,I pray thatεὔχομαίeuchomaiG2172inπερὶperiG4012every wayπάντωνpantōnG3956youσεseG4771may prosperεὐοδοῦσθαιeuodousthaiG2137andκαὶkaiG2532enjoy good healthὑγιαίνεινhugiaineinG5198,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531yourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588soul alsoψυχή.psuchēG5590prospersεὐοδοῦταίeuodoutaiG2137.

3ForγὰρgarG1063I was overjoyedἐχάρην λίανecharēn lianG5463 G3029when thebrothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80cameἐρχομένωνerchomenōnG2064andκαὶkaiG2532testifiedμαρτυρούντωνmarturountōnG3140about yourσουsouG4771τῇtēaG3588devotion to the truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225,inἐνenG1722whichκαθὼς ἀληθείᾳkathōs alētheiaG225 G2531youσὺsuG4771continue to walkπεριπατεῖς.peripateisG4043.

4I haveἔχωechōG2192noοὐκoukG3756greaterμειζοτέρανmeizoteranG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479thanτούτωνtoutōnG3778toἵναinaG2443hearἀκούωakouōG191thatmyG1699G3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043are walkingπεριπατοῦντα.peripatountaG4043inἐνenG1722theG3588truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.

Gaius Commended for Hospitality

5Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,you areποιεῖςpoieisG4160faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103in whatὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437you are doingἐργάσῃergasēG2038forεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,andκαὶkaiG2532especially sincethey areτοῦτοtoutoG3778strangersξένους,xenousG3581to you.

6TheyοἳhoiG3739have testifiedἐμαρτύρησάνemarturēsanG3140toἐνώπιονenōpionG1799thechurchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577about yourσουsouG4771τῇtēaG3588loveἀγάπῃagapēG26.You will doποιήσειςpoiēseisG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573to send them on their wayοὓς προπέμψαςhous propempsasG4311 G3739in a manner worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

7ForγὰρgarG1063they went outἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831on behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228of theτοῦtouG3588NameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686,acceptingλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367fromἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588Gentilesἐθνικῶν.ethnikōnG1482.

8ThereforeοὖνounG3767weG1473oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784to supportὑπολαμβάνεινhupolambaneinG5274τοὺςtousG3588suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108men,so thatἵναinaG2443we may beγινώμεθαginōmethaG1096fellow workersσυνεργοὶsunergoiG4904for theτῇtēaG3588truthἀληθείᾳ.¶alētheiaG225.

Diotrephes and Demetrius

9I have writtenἜγραψάEgrapsaG1125to theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳ·ekklēsiaG1577about thisτιtiG5100,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235DiotrephesΔιοτρέφηςDiotrephēsG1361,whoὁhoG3588loves to be firstφιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶνphiloprōteuōn autōnG5383 G846,will not acceptοὐκ ἐπιδέχεταιouk epidechetaiG3756 G1926ourG1473instruction.

10Soδιὰ τοῦτο,dia toutoG1223 G3778ifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθω,elthōG2064,I will call attention toὑπομνήσωhupomnēsōG5279αὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588ἔργαergaG2041hisἃhaG3739ποιεῖ,poieiG4160maliciousπονηροῖςponēroisG4190slanderλόγοις φλυαρῶνlogois phluarōnG5396 G3056againstusG1473.AndκαὶkaiG2532unsatisfiedμὴ ἀρκούμενοςmē arkoumenosG3361 G714withἐπὶepiG1909thatτούτοις,toutoisG3778,he refuses to welcomeοὔτε αὐτὸς ἐπιδέχεταιoute autos epidechetaiG3777 G846 G1926theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφούς,adelphousG80andκαὶkaiG2532forbidsκωλύειkōlueiG2967those whoτοὺςtousG3588want to do soβουλομένουςboulomenousG1014,evenκαὶkaiG2532puttingἐκβάλλει.¶ekballeiG1544themout ofἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577.

11BelovedἈγαπητέ,AgapēteG27,do notμὴmēG3361imitateμιμοῦmimouG3401whatτὸtoG3588isevilκακὸνkakonG2556,butἀλλὰallaG235whatτὸtoG3588isgoodἀγαθόν.agathonG18.TheὁhoG3588one whodoes goodἀγαθοποιῶνagathopoiōnG15isἐστιν·estinG1510ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316;theὁhoG3588one whodoes evilκακοποιῶνkakopoiōnG2554has not seenοὐχ ἑώρακενouch he'ōrakenG3756 G3708τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν.theonG2316.

12DemetriusΔημητρίῳDēmētriōG1216has received a good testimonyμεμαρτύρηταιmemarturētaiG3140fromὑπὸhupoG5259everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532fromὑπὸhupoG5259theτῆςtēsG3588truthἀληθείας·alētheiasG225itselfαὐτῆςautēsG846καὶkaiG2532.WeG1473alsoδὲdeG1161testifyμαρτυροῦμεν,marturoumenG3140for him,andκαὶkaiG2532you knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ourG1473ἡhēG3588testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141isἐστιν.¶estinG1510trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227.

Conclusion

(2 John 1:12–13)

13I haveεἶχονeichonG2192many thingsΠολλὰPollaG4183to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125to youσοι,soiG4771,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I would preferθέλωthelōG2309notοὐouG3756to do soσοι γράφειν·soi grapheinG1125 G4771withδιὰdiaG1223penκαλάμουkalamouG2563andκαὶkaiG2532inkμέλανοςmelanosG3188.

14InsteadδὲdeG1161,I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679to seeG3708youG4771soonεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112andκαὶkaiG2532speakλαλήσομεν.lalēsomenG2980with you faceστόμαstomaG4750toπρὸςprosG4314faceστόμαstomaG4750.PeaceG1515to youG4771.TheG3588friendsG5384heresend you greetingsG782 G4771.GreetG782each of ourG3588friendsG5384therebyG2596nameG3686.