New American Standard Bible 2020

3 John 1:2-8

2Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,I prayεὔχομαίeuchomaiG2172that in allG3956respectsG3956you may prosperεὐοδοῦσθαιeuodousthaiG2137and be in goodG5198healthὑγιαίνεινhugiaineinG5198,justG2531asG2531your soulψυχή.psuchēG5590prospersεὐοδοῦταίeuodoutaiG2137.

3For Iwas overjoyedἐχάρην λίανecharēn lianG3029 G5463whenbrothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80cameἐρχομένωνerchomenōnG2064and 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 eanG3739 G1437you accomplishἐργάσῃergasēG2038for thebrothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80and sisters, andespeciallyτοῦτοtoutoG3778when they arestrangersξένους,xenousG3581;

6and they have testifiedἐμαρτύρησάνemarturēsanG3140to your loveἀγάπῃagapēG26beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the churchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577.You will doποιήσειςpoiēseisG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573tosendG4311them onG4311their wayG4311inG516aG516mannerG516worthyG516of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

7For they wentG1831outG1831forG5228theG5228sakeG5228ofthe NameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686,acceptingλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367from the Gentilesἐθνικῶν.ethnikōnG1482.

8ThereforeοὖνounG3767we oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784tosupportὑπολαμβάνεινhupolambaneinG5274suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108peopleG5108,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443we mayproveG1096toG1096beG1096fellowσυνεργοὶsunergoiG4904workersG4904with the truthἀληθείᾳ.¶alētheiaG225.

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