Revised Literal Translation

3 John 1

1ὉHoG3588τῷtōG3588The elderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245unto the wellbelovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27GaiusΓαΐῳGaiōG1050,whomὃνhonG3739IἐγὼegōG1473loveἀγαπῶagapōG25inἐνenG1722the truthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.

2Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,I wishεὔχομαίeuchomaiG2172aboveπερὶperiG4012all thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956thatG2137thouσεseG4771mayest prosperG2137andκαὶkaiG2532be in healthὑγιαίνεινhugiaineinG5198,even asκαθὼςkathōsG2531thyσουsouG4771soulἡ ψυχή.hē psuchēG3588 G5590prosperethG2137.

3ForγὰρgarG1063I rejoicedἐχάρηνecharēnG5463greatlyλίανlianG3029, whenthe brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80cameἐρχομένωνerchomenōnG2064andκαὶkaiG2532testified ofμαρτυρούντωνmarturountōnG3140the truthτῇ ἀληθείᾳ,tēa alētheiaG3588 G225that is intheeσουsouG4771,even asκαθὼςkathōsG2531thouσὺsuG4771walkestπεριπατεῖς.peripateisG4043inἐνenG1722the truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.

4τὰtaG3588τούτωνtoutōnG3778I haveἔχωechōG2192noοὐκoukG3756greaterμειζοτέρανmeizoteranG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479thanἵναinaG2443to hearἀκούωakouōG191thatmyG1699childrenτέκναteknaG5043walkπεριπατοῦντα.peripatountaG4043inἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.

5G3588ἐὰνeanG1437Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,thou doestποιεῖςpoieisG4160faithfullyπιστὸνpistonG4103whatsoeverὃhoG3739thou doestἐργάσῃergasēG2038toG1519the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG3588 G80,andκαὶkaiG2532toG1519strangersξένους,xenousG3581;

6WhichοἳhoiG3739have borne witnessἐμαρτύρησάνemarturēsanG3140of thyσουsouG4771charityτῇ ἀγάπῃtēa agapēG3588 G26beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the Assemblyἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577:whomοὓςhousG3739if thoubring forward on their journeyπροπέμψαςpropempsasG4311afterἀξίωςaxiōsG516a godly sortτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316,thou shalt doποιήσειςpoiēseisG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573:

7Because thatγὰρgarG1063forὑπὲρhuperG5228hisG846name’s sakeτοῦ ὀνόματοςtou onomatosG3588 G3686they went forthἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831,takingλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367ofἀπὸapoG575the GentilesτῶνtōnG3588 G1484.

8τοὺςtousG3588WeG1473thereforeοὖνounG3767oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784to receiveG618suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108,thatἵναinaG2443we might beγινώμεθαginōmethaG1096fellowhelpersσυνεργοὶsunergoiG4904tothe truthτῇ ἀληθείᾳ.¶tēa alētheiaG3588 G225.

9τῇtēaG3588I wrote untoἜγραψάEgrapsaG1125the Assemblyἐκκλησίᾳ· ὁekklēsia hoG3588 G1577:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235DiotrephesΔιοτρέφηςDiotrephēsG1361,who loveth to have the preeminenceφιλοπρωτεύωνphiloprōteuōnG5383among themαὐτῶνautōnG846,receivethἐπιδέχεταιepidechetaiG1926usG1473notοὐκoukG3756.

10τὰtaG3588ἐπὶepiG1909διὰdiaG1223Whereforeτοῦτο,toutoG3778,ifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθω,elthōG2064,I will rememberὑπομνήσωhupomnēsōG5279hisαὐτοῦautouG846deedsἔργα τοὺςerga tousG3588 G2041whichἃhaG3739he doethποιεῖ,poieiG4160,prating againstφλυαρῶνphluarōnG5396usG1473withG3056maliciousπονηροῖςponēroisG4190wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056:andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361contentἀρκούμενοςarkoumenosG714therewithτούτοις,toutoisG3778,neitherοὔτεouteG3777dothG1926he himselfαὐτὸςautosG846receiveG1926the brethrenἀδελφούς, τοὺςadelphous tousG3588 G80,andκαὶkaiG2532forbiddethκωλύειkōlueiG2967them that wouldβουλομένουςboulomenousG1014,andκαὶkaiG2532castethἐκβάλλει.¶ekballeiG1544themout ofἐκekG1537the Assemblyτῆς ἐκκλησίαςtēs ekklēsiasG3588 G1577.

11BelovedἈγαπητέ,AgapēteG27,followμιμοῦmimouG3401notμὴmēG3361that which isτὸtoG3588evilκακὸνkakonG2556,butἀλλὰallaG235that which isτὸtoG3588goodἀγαθόν.agathonG18.HeὁhoG3588that doeth goodἀγαθοποιῶνagathopoiōnG15isἐστιν·estinG1510ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316:butG1161heὁhoG3588that doeth evilκακοποιῶνkakopoiōnG2554hathG3708notοὐχouchG3756seenG3708Godτὸν θεόν.ton theonG3588 G2316.

12DemetriusΔημητρίῳDēmētriōG1216hath good reportμεμαρτύρηταιmemarturētaiG3140ofὑπὸhupoG5259allπάντωνpantōnG3956men,andκαὶkaiG2532ofὑπὸhupoG5259the truthτῆς ἀληθείας·tēs alētheiasG3588 G225itselfαὐτῆςautēsG846:yeaδὲdeG1161,andκαὶkaiG2532weG1473alsobear recordμαρτυροῦμεν,marturoumenG3140;andκαὶkaiG2532ye knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ourG1473recordἡ μαρτυρίαhē marturiaG3588 G3141isἐστιν.¶estinG1510trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227.

13I hadεἶχονeichonG2192many thingsΠολλὰPollaG4183to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I willθέλωthelōG2309notοὐouG3756withδιὰdiaG1223inkμέλανοςmelanosG3188andκαὶkaiG2532penκαλάμουkalamouG2563writeγράφειν·grapheinG1125unto theeG4771:

14G3588G3588ButδὲdeG1161I trustἐλπίζωelpizōG1679I shallG3708shortlyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112seeG3708theeG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532we shall speakλαλήσομεν.lalēsomenG2980faceστόμαstomaG4750toπρὸςprosG4314faceστόμαstomaG4750.PeaceG1515beto theeG4771. OurfriendsG5384saluteG782theeG4771.GreetG782the friendsG5384byG2596nameG3686.

Commentaries on 3 John 1