2Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,I prayεὔχομαίeuchomaiG2172that in allG3956respectsG3956you may prosperεὐοδοῦσθαιeuodousthaiG2137and be in goodG5198healthὑγιαίνεινhugiaineinG5198,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as your soulψυχή.psuchēG5590prospersεὐοδοῦταίeuodoutaiG2137.
3For Iwas veryλίανlianG3029gladἐχάρηνecharēnG5463whenbrethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80cameἐρχομένωνerchomenōnG2064and testifiedμαρτυρούντωνmarturountōnG3140to your truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225, that is,howκαθὼςkathōsG2531youare walkingπεριπατεῖς.peripateisG4043in truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.
4I haveἔχωechōG2192noοὐκoukG3756greaterμειζοτέρανmeizoteranG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479thanthisτούτωνtoutōnG3778,to hearἀκούωakouōG191ofmy childrenτέκναteknaG5043walkingπεριπατοῦντα.peripatountaG4043in the truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.
5Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,you are actingποιεῖςpoieisG4160faithfullyπιστὸνpistonG4103in whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739G1437you accomplishἐργάσῃergasēG2038for thebrethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80, andespeciallyτοῦτοtoutoG3778when they arestrangersξένους,xenousG3581;
6and they have testifiedἐμαρτύρησάνemarturēsanG3140to your loveἀγάπῃagapēG26beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the churchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577.You will doποιήσειςpoiēseisG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573tosendG4311them on their wayG4311in a mannerG516worthyG516of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
7For they wentἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831out for the sakeὑπὲρhuperG5228ofthe NameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686,acceptingλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367from the Gentilesἐθνικῶν.ethnikōnG1482.
8ThereforeοὖνounG3767we oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784tosupportὑπολαμβάνεινhupolambaneinG5274suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108menG5108,soἵναinaG2443that we maybe fellowσυνεργοὶsunergoiG4904workersG4904with the truthἀληθείᾳ.¶alētheiaG225.
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