New American Standard Bible 1995

3 John 1:8-11

8ThereforeοὖνounG3767we oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784tosupportὑπολαμβάνεινhupolambaneinG5274suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108menG5108,soἵναinaG2443that we maybe fellowσυνεργοὶsunergoiG4904workersG4904with the truthἀληθείᾳ.¶alētheiaG225.

9I wroteἜγραψάEgrapsaG1125somethingτιtiG5100to the churchἐκκλησίᾳ·ekklēsiaG1577;but DiotrephesΔιοτρέφηςDiotrephēsG1361,who lovesG5383tobe firstG5383among them, does not acceptἐπιδέχεταιepidechetaiG1926what we sayG1473.

10For thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223,ifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθω,elthōG2064,I will callG5279attentionG5279to his deedsἔργαergaG2041whichἃhaG3739he doesποιεῖ,poieiG4160,unjustlyG5396accusingG5396us with wickedπονηροῖςponēroisG4190wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056;and not satisfiedἀρκούμενοςarkoumenosG714with thisτούτοις,toutoisG3778,he himselfG846does notreceiveἐπιδέχεταιepidechetaiG1926thebrethrenἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,eitherοὔτεouteG3777,and he forbidsκωλύειkōlueiG2967thoseG3588who desireβουλομένουςboulomenousG1014to do so andputsἐκβάλλει.¶ekballeiG1544themout of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577.

11BelovedἈγαπητέ,AgapēteG27,do not imitateμιμοῦmimouG3401whatG2556is evilG2556,but whatG18is goodG18.The one who doesG15goodἀγαθοποιῶνagathopoiōnG15is of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;the one who doesG2554evilκακοποιῶνkakopoiōnG2554has not seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708Godθεόν.theonG2316.

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