Revised Version 1895

3 John 1

1TheὉHoG3588elderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245untoGaiusΓαΐῳGaiōG1050theτῷtōG3588belovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27,whomὃνhonG3739IἐγὼegōG1473loveἀγαπῶagapōG25inἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.

2Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,IG2532prayεὔχομαίeuchomaiG2172thatG3956inG2532allG3956thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956thou mayestprosperG2137andG2532beG2532inG2532healthὑγιαίνεινhugiaineinG5198,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531thysoulψυχή.psuchēG5590prospereth.

3ForγὰρgarG1063IG2532rejoicedἐχάρηνecharēnG5463greatlyλίανlianG3029,whenG2532brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80cameἐρχομένωνerchomenōnG2064andG2532barewitnessμαρτυρούντωνmarturountōnG3140unto thytruthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531thou walkestinἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.

4GreaterμειζοτέρανmeizoteranG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479haveIG3778noneοὐκoukG3756thanG3173thisG3778,toἵναinaG2443hearἀκούωakouōG191ofG5043myG1699childrenG5043walkingπεριπατοῦντα.peripatountaG4043inἐνenG1722theτὰtaG3588truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.

5Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27, thou doest afaithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103workἐργάσῃergasēG2038inG1519whatsoever thou doesttowardG1519themποιεῖςpoieisG4160thatὃhoG3739arebrethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80andκαὶkaiG2532strangersξένους,xenousG3581withal;

6whoG3739barewitnessἐμαρτύρησάνemarturēsanG3140toG2316thyloveἀγάπῃagapēG26beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theG3588churchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577:whomG3739thou wiltdoποιήσειςpoiēseisG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573toG2316set forwardonG4311theirG3739journeyG4311worthilyἀξίωςaxiōsG516ofG2316Godθεοῦ.theouG2316:

7becauseG1063thatG1831forG1063theG3588sakeὑπὲρhuperG5228ofG575theG3588NameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686theyG2983wentG1831forthἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831,takingG2983nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367ofG575theG3588Gentilesἐθνικῶν.ethnikōnG1482.

8WeG2249thereforeοὖνounG3767oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784toG2443welcomesuchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108,thatG2443weG2249mayG2443beγινώμεθαginōmethaG1096fellow-workerswithG3767theG3588truthἀληθείᾳ.¶alētheiaG225.

9IG1473wroteἜγραψάEgrapsaG1125somewhatG5100untotheG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳ·ekklēsiaG1577:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235DiotrephesΔιοτρέφηςDiotrephēsG1361,whoG3588lovethtoG5100havetheG3588preeminence amongthemαὐτῶνautōnG846, receiveth usnotοὐκoukG3756.

10ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223,ifἐὰνeanG1437IG1473comeἔλθω,elthōG2064,IG1473willG3739bringG4160toG1909remembranceὑπομνήσωhupomnēsōG5279hisG846worksἔργαergaG2041whichG3739heG2532doeth, pratingagainstG1909usG4160withG1909wickedπονηροῖςponēroisG4190wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056:andG2532notμὴmēG3361contentἀρκούμενοςarkoumenosG714therewith,neitherοὔτεouteG3777dothheG2532himselfG846receiveἐπιδέχεταιepidechetaiG1926theG3588brethrenἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,andG2532themG846thatG3739wouldG846heG2532forbiddeth,andG2532casteththemG846outἐκβάλλει.¶ekballeiG1544ofG3056theG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577.

11BelovedἈγαπητέ,AgapēteG27,imitateμιμοῦmimouG3401notG3756thatG3708whichG3588isG1510evilκακὸνkakonG2556,butἀλλὰallaG235thatG3708whichG3588isG1510goodἀγαθόν.agathonG18.HeG1510thatG3708doethgoodG18isG1510ofἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316:heG1510thatG3708doethevilG2556hathnotG3756seenG3708Godθεόν.theonG2316.

12DemetriusΔημητρίῳDēmētriōG1216haththeG3956witnessμεμαρτύρηταιmemarturētaiG3140ofG3956allG3956menG3956,andG2532ofG3956theG3956truthἀληθείας·alētheiasG225itselfαὐτῆςautēsG846: yea,weG2249alsoG2532bearμαρτυροῦμεν,marturoumenG3140witnessG3140;andG2532thou knowestthatὅτιhotiG3754ourG2532witnessG3140isἐστιν.¶estinG1510trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227.

13IG2532hadmanyΠολλὰPollaG4183thingsG4183toG2309writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125unto thee,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235IG2532amG2309unwillingtoG2309writeγράφειν·grapheinG1125themG1223toG2309theewithG1223inkμέλανοςmelanosG3188andG2532penκαλάμουkalamouG2563:

14butδὲdeG1161IG2532hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679shortlyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112toG4314seeG3708thee,andG2532weG2532shallG2532speakλαλήσομεν.lalēsomenG2980faceστόμαstomaG4750toG4314faceστόμαstomaG4750. PeacebeG2532unto thee.TheG2532friends salute thee. SalutetheG2532friendsbyG2532name.

Commentaries on 3 John 1

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain