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3 John 1

1TheelderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245tothebelovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27GaiusΓαΐῳGaiōG1050,whomIloveἀγαπῶagapōG25intruthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.

2Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,IdesirethatinallthingsπάντωνpantōnG3956thou shouldestprosperandbeinhealthὑγιαίνεινhugiaineinG5198,evenG2532asthysoulψυχή.psuchēG5590prospers.

3ForIrejoicedG5463exceedinglyλίανlianG3029when[the]brethrencameG2064andboretestimonytothy [holding fastthe]truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225,evenG2532asthou walkestintruthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.

4IhavenogreaterG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479thanthesethingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778thatIhearἀκούωakouōG191ofmychildrenG5043walkingπεριπατοῦντα.peripatountaG4043inthetruthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.

5Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27, thou doestfaithfully[in]whateverthou mayesthavewrought towardsthebrethrenandthatstrangersξένους,xenousG3581,

6(whohavewitnessedG3140ofthyloveἀγάπῃagapēG26before[the]assemblyG1577,)insettingforwardwhomontheirjourneyworthilyἀξίωςaxiōsG516ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316, thou wiltdowellκαλῶςkalōsG2573;

7forforthenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686havetheygoneG1831forthἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831,takingG2983nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367ofthoseofthenations.

8WethereforeοὖνounG3767oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784toreceivesuchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108,thatwemaybefellow-workerswiththetruthἀληθείᾳ.¶alētheiaG225.

9IwroteG1125somethingτιtiG5100totheassemblyG1577;butDiotrephes,wholovestohavethefirstplaceamongthem, receives usnot.

10Forthisreason,ifIcomeἔλθω,elthōG2064,IwillbringtoremembranceὑπομνήσωhupomnēsōG5279hisworksἔργαergaG2041whichhedoes, babblingagainstuswithwickedG4190wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056;andnotcontentG714withthese,neitherdoeshehimselfreceivethebrethren;andthosewhowouldheprevents,andcasts [them]outoftheassemblyG1577.

11BelovedἈγαπητέ,AgapēteG27,donotimitateμιμοῦmimouG3401whatisG1510evilκακὸνkakonG2556,butwhatisG1510goodἀγαθόν.agathonG18.HethatdoesgoodG18isG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.HethatdoesevilG2556hasnotseenG3708Godθεόν.theonG2316.

12DemetriusΔημητρίῳDēmētriōG1216haswitnessμεμαρτύρηταιmemarturētaiG3140bornetohimbyall,andbythetruthἀληθείας·alētheiasG225itself;andwealsoG2532bearμαρτυροῦμεν,marturoumenG3140witnessG3140,andthou knowestthatourwitnessG3140isG1510trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227.

13IhadmanyΠολλὰPollaG4183thingsG4183towriteγράψαιgrapsaiG1125tothee,butIwillnotwithinkμέλανοςmelanosG3188andpenwriteγράφειν·grapheinG1125tothee;

14butIhopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679soontoseeG3708thee,andwewillspeakλαλήσομεν.lalēsomenG2980mouthστόμαstomaG4750tomouthστόμαstomaG4750. Peace [be]tothee.Thefriends greet thee. Greetthefriendsbyname.

Commentaries on 3 John 1

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