{ "verseID": "3 John.1.1", "source": "¶Ὁ πρεσβύτερος Γαΐῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ.", "text": "The *presbyteros* to *Gaios* the *agapētos*, whom *egō* *agapō* in *alētheia*.", "grammar": { "*presbyteros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - elder/older one", "*Gaios*": "dative, masculine, singular - recipient name (Gaius)", "*agapētos*": "dative, masculine, singular - beloved/dear", "*egō*": "nominative, 1st person singular pronoun - I/myself", "*agapō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - love/cherish", "*alētheia*": "dative, feminine, singular - truth/reality" }, "variants": { "*presbyteros*": "elder/older man/church official", "*agapētos*": "beloved/dear/esteemed", "*agapō*": "love/cherish/esteem", "*alētheia*": "truth/reality/genuineness" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.2", "source": "Ἀγαπητέ, περὶ πάντων εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι καὶ ὑγιαίνειν, καθὼς εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή.", "text": "*Agapēte*, *peri* all *euchomai* you to *euodousthai* and *hygiainein*, just as *euodoutai* of you the *psychē*.", "grammar": { "*Agapēte*": "vocative, masculine, singular - beloved/dear one", "*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about", "*panton*": "genitive, neuter, plural - all things", "*euchomai*": "present, middle, indicative, 1st person singular - pray/wish", "*se*": "accusative, 2nd person singular pronoun - you", "*euodousthai*": "present, passive, infinitive - to prosper/succeed well", "*hygiainein*": "present, active, infinitive - to be healthy/sound", "*kathōs*": "adverb - just as/according as", "*euodoutai*": "present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - prospers/succeeds well", "*sou*": "genitive, 2nd person singular pronoun - of you/your", "*psychē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - soul/life" }, "variants": { "*Agapēte*": "beloved/dear one", "*peri panton*": "concerning all things/in all respects/above all", "*euchomai*": "pray/wish/desire", "*euodousthai*": "to prosper/succeed well/have a good journey", "*hygiainein*": "to be healthy/sound/whole", "*euodoutai*": "prospers/succeeds/fares well", "*psychē*": "soul/life/inner self" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.3", "source": "Ἐχάρην γὰρ λίαν, ἐρχομένων ἀδελφῶν καὶ μαρτυρούντων σου τῇ ἀληθείᾳ, καθὼς σὺ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ περιπατεῖς.", "text": "*Echarēn* *gar* *lian*, *erchomenōn* *adelphōn* and *martyrountōn* of you to the *alētheia*, just as you in *alētheia* *peripateis*.", "grammar": { "*Echarēn*": "aorist, passive, indicative, 1st person singular - was rejoiced/made glad", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lian*": "adverb - greatly/exceedingly", "*erchomenōn*": "present, middle, participle, genitive, masculine, plural - coming", "*adelphōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - brothers/brethren", "*martyrountōn*": "present, active, participle, genitive, masculine, plural - bearing witness/testifying", "*sou*": "genitive, 2nd person singular pronoun - of you/your", "*alētheia*": "dative, feminine, singular - truth/reality", "*kathōs*": "adverb - just as/according as", "*sy*": "nominative, 2nd person singular pronoun - you", "*peripateis*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - walk/conduct yourself" }, "variants": { "*Echarēn*": "was rejoiced/made glad/became happy", "*lian*": "greatly/exceedingly/very much", "*erchomenōn*": "coming/arriving", "*adelphōn*": "brothers/fellow believers/members of the community", "*martyrountōn*": "bearing witness/testifying/attesting", "*alētheia*": "truth/reality/faithfulness", "*peripateis*": "walk/conduct yourself/live" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.4", "source": "Μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω χαράν ἵνα ἀκούω τὰ ἐμὰ τέκνα ἐν ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα.", "text": "Greater than these not *echō* *charan* that *akouō* the *ema* *tekna* in *alētheia* *peripatounta*.", "grammar": { "*Meizoteran*": "comparative, accusative, feminine, singular - greater", "*toutōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural, demonstrative pronoun - than these/of these", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*echō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - have/hold", "*charan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - joy/gladness", "*hina*": "conjunction - that/in order that", "*akouō*": "present, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular - hear/learn", "*ema*": "accusative, neuter, plural, possessive adjective - my", "*tekna*": "accusative, neuter, plural - children", "*alētheia*": "dative, feminine, singular - truth/reality", "*peripatounta*": "present, active, participle, accusative, neuter, plural - walking/conducting themselves" }, "variants": { "*Meizoteran*": "greater/more important", "*echō*": "have/hold/possess", "*charan*": "joy/gladness/delight", "*akouō*": "hear/learn of/be informed", "*ema tekna*": "my children/spiritual children/converts", "*alētheia*": "truth/reality/faithfulness", "*peripatounta*": "walking/living/conducting themselves" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.5", "source": "Ἀγαπητέ, πιστὸν ποιεῖς ὃ ἐὰν ἐργάσῃ εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς, καὶ εἰς τοὺς ξένους·", "text": "*Agapēte*, *piston* *poieis* whatever *ergasē* toward the *adelphous*, and toward the *xenous*;", "grammar": { "*Agapēte*": "vocative, masculine, singular - beloved/dear one", "*piston*": "accusative, neuter, singular - faithful/trustworthy thing", "*poieis*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - do/perform", "*ho*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - what/whatever", "*ean*": "conditional particle - if/whenever", "*ergasē*": "aorist, middle, subjunctive, 2nd person singular - work/do/accomplish", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - toward/for", "*adelphous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - brothers/brethren", "*xenous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - strangers/foreigners" }, "variants": { "*Agapēte*": "beloved/dear one", "*piston*": "faithful/trustworthy/loyal action", "*poieis*": "do/perform/accomplish", "*ergasē*": "work/perform/accomplish", "*adelphous*": "brothers/fellow believers/members of the community", "*xenous*": "strangers/foreigners/visitors" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.6", "source": "Οἳ ἐμαρτύρησάν σου τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐνώπιον ἐκκλησίας: οὓς καλῶς ποιήσεις: προπέμψας ἀξίως τοῦ Θεοῦ,", "text": "Who *emartyrēsan* of you to the *agapē* *enōpion* *ekklēsias*: whom *kalōs* *poiēseis* *propempsas* *axiōs* of the *Theou*,", "grammar": { "*Hoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural, relative pronoun - who", "*emartyrēsan*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - testified/witnessed", "*sou*": "genitive, 2nd person singular pronoun - of you/your", "*agapē*": "dative, feminine, singular - love", "*enōpion*": "preposition + genitive - before/in the presence of", "*ekklēsias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - church/assembly", "*hous*": "accusative, masculine, plural, relative pronoun - whom", "*kalōs*": "adverb - well/rightly", "*poiēseis*": "future, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - will do/perform", "*propempsas*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent forward/escorted", "*axiōs*": "adverb - worthily/suitably", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*emartyrēsan*": "testified/witnessed/gave evidence", "*agapē*": "love/charity/affection", "*enōpion*": "before/in the presence of/in sight of", "*ekklēsias*": "church/assembly/congregation", "*kalōs*": "well/nobly/honorably", "*poiēseis*": "will do/perform/act", "*propempsas*": "having sent forward/escorted/helped on journey", "*axiōs*": "worthily/in a manner worthy/suitably", "*Theou*": "God/deity" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.7", "source": "Ὑπὲρ γὰρ τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ ἐξῆλθον, μηδὲν λαμβάνοντες ἀπὸ τῶν Ἐθνῶν.", "text": "*Hyper* *gar* the *onomatos* of him *exēlthon*, nothing *lambanontes* from the *Ethnōn*.", "grammar": { "*Hyper*": "preposition + genitive - for/on behalf of", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*onomatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - name", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, personal pronoun - of him/his", "*exēlthon*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they went out/departed", "*mēden*": "accusative, neuter, singular - nothing", "*lambanontes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - taking/receiving", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*Ethnōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - Gentiles/nations/pagans" }, "variants": { "*Hyper*": "for/on behalf of/for the sake of", "*onomatos*": "name/title/person", "*exēlthon*": "went out/departed/set forth", "*lambanontes*": "taking/receiving/accepting", "*Ethnōn*": "Gentiles/nations/pagans/non-believers" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.8", "source": "Ἡμεῖς οὖν ὀφείλομεν ἀπολαμβάνειν τοὺς τοιούτους, ἵνα συνεργοὶ γινώμεθα τῇ ἀληθείᾳ.", "text": "*Hēmeis* *oun* *opheilomen* *apolambanein* the *toioutous*, that *synergoi* *ginōmetha* to the *alētheia*.", "grammar": { "*Hēmeis*": "nominative, 1st person plural pronoun - we", "*oun*": "conjunction - therefore/then", "*opheilomen*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person plural - we ought/must", "*apolambanein*": "present, active, infinitive - to receive/welcome", "*toioutous*": "accusative, masculine, plural, demonstrative adjective - such ones", "*hina*": "conjunction - that/in order that", "*synergoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - fellow workers/co-laborers", "*ginōmetha*": "present, middle, subjunctive, 1st person plural - we might become", "*alētheia*": "dative, feminine, singular - truth/reality" }, "variants": { "*opheilomen*": "ought/must/are obligated", "*apolambanein*": "to receive/welcome/support", "*toioutous*": "such ones/such people/these kind", "*synergoi*": "fellow workers/co-laborers/partners", "*ginōmetha*": "might become/may be/might be made", "*alētheia*": "truth/reality/faithfulness" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.9", "source": "Ἔγραψά τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ: ἀλλʼ ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν, Διοτρέφης, οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς.", "text": "*Egrapsa* to the *ekklēsia*: but the *philoprōteuōn* of them, *Diotrephēs*, not *epidechetai* us.", "grammar": { "*Egrapsa*": "aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I wrote", "*ekklēsia*": "dative, feminine, singular - church/assembly", "*all*": "conjunction - but", "*philoprōteuōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - loving to be first", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural, personal pronoun - of them/their", "*Diotrephēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - name (Diotrephes)", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*epidechetai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - receives/welcomes", "*hēmas*": "accusative, 1st person plural pronoun - us" }, "variants": { "*Egrapsa*": "I wrote/have written", "*ekklēsia*": "church/assembly/congregation", "*philoprōteuōn*": "loving to be first/desiring preeminence/ambitious for primacy", "*epidechetai*": "receives/welcomes/accepts" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.10", "source": "Διὰ τοῦτο, ἐὰν ἔλθω, ὑπομνήσω αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα ἃ ποιεῖ, λόγοις πονηροῖς φλυαρῶν ἡμᾶς: καὶ μὴ ἀρκούμενος ἐπὶ τούτοις, οὔτε αὐτὸς ἐπιδέχεται τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς, καὶ τοὺς βουλομένους κωλύει, καὶ ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἐκβάλλει.", "text": "*Dia* this, if *elthō*, *hypomnēsō* of him the *erga* which *poiei*, *logois* *ponērois* *phlyarōn* us: and not *arkoumenos* upon these, neither himself *epidechetai* the *adelphous*, and the *boulomenous* *kōlyei*, and from the *ekklēsias* *ekballei*.", "grammar": { "*Dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of/for", "*touto*": "accusative, neuter, singular, demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ean*": "conditional particle - if", "*elthō*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular - I might come", "*hypomnēsō*": "future, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I will remind/bring to remembrance", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, personal pronoun - of him/his", "*erga*": "accusative, neuter, plural - works/deeds", "*ha*": "accusative, neuter, plural, relative pronoun - which", "*poiei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - he does/performs", "*logois*": "dative, masculine, plural - words/sayings", "*ponērois*": "dative, masculine, plural - evil/malicious", "*phlyarōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - chattering/talking nonsense against", "*hēmas*": "accusative, 1st person plural pronoun - us", "*arkoumenos*": "present, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being content/satisfied", "*epi*": "preposition + dative - upon/with", "*toutois*": "dative, neuter, plural, demonstrative pronoun - these things", "*oute*": "conjunction - neither/nor", "*autos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, intensive pronoun - himself", "*epidechetai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - receives/welcomes", "*adelphous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - brothers/brethren", "*boulomenous*": "present, middle, participle, accusative, masculine, plural - wishing/desiring", "*kōlyei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - hinders/prevents", "*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of", "*ekklēsias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - church/assembly", "*ekballei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - casts out/expels" }, "variants": { "*elthō*": "might come/should come/arrive", "*hypomnēsō*": "will remind/will call attention to/will bring to remembrance", "*erga*": "works/deeds/actions", "*poiei*": "does/performs/practices", "*logois ponērois*": "evil words/malicious speech/wicked talk", "*phlyarōn*": "chattering/talking nonsense/gossiping against", "*arkoumenos*": "being content/satisfied/appeased", "*epidechetai*": "receives/welcomes/accepts", "*adelphous*": "brothers/fellow believers/members of the community", "*boulomenous*": "wishing/desiring/willing", "*kōlyei*": "hinders/prevents/forbids", "*ekballei*": "casts out/expels/throws out" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.11", "source": "Ἀγαπητέ, μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν, ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν. Ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν: ὁ δὲ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν Θεόν.", "text": "*Agapēte*, not *mimou* the *kakon*, but the *agathon*. The *agathopoiōn* from the *Theou* *estin*: the but *kakopoiōn* not *heōraken* the *Theon*.", "grammar": { "*Agapēte*": "vocative, masculine, singular - beloved/dear one", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*mimou*": "present, middle, imperative, 2nd person singular - imitate/follow", "*kakon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - evil/bad thing", "*alla*": "conjunction - but", "*agathon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - good thing", "*agathopoiōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - doing good", "*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*kakopoiōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - doing evil", "*ouch*": "negative particle - not", "*heōraken*": "perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - has seen", "*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God" }, "variants": { "*Agapēte*": "beloved/dear one", "*mimou*": "imitate/follow/copy", "*kakon*": "evil/bad/wrong", "*agathon*": "good/right/beneficial", "*agathopoiōn*": "doing good/one who does good/practicing good", "*estin*": "is/exists/belongs to", "*kakopoiōn*": "doing evil/one who does evil/practicing evil", "*heōraken*": "has seen/has perceived/has known", "*Theon*": "God/deity" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.12", "source": "Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται ὑπὸ πάντων, καὶ ὑπʼ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας: καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ μαρτυροῦμεν· καὶ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ μαρτυρία ἡμῶν ἀληθής ἐστιν.", "text": "To *Dēmētriō* *memartyrētai* by all, and by itself the *alētheias*: and *hēmeis* *de* *martyroumen*; and *oidate* that the *martyria* of us *alēthēs* *estin*.", "grammar": { "*Dēmētriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Demetrius", "*memartyrētai*": "perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - has been testified/witnessed", "*hypo*": "preposition + genitive - by/from", "*pantōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - all/everyone", "*autēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular, intensive pronoun - itself", "*alētheias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of truth/reality", "*hēmeis*": "nominative, 1st person plural pronoun - we", "*martyroumen*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person plural - bear witness/testify", "*oidate*": "perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you know", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that/because", "*martyria*": "nominative, feminine, singular - testimony/witness", "*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st person plural pronoun - of us/our", "*alēthēs*": "nominative, feminine, singular - true/truthful", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is" }, "variants": { "*memartyrētai*": "has been testified/has been attested/has been vouched for", "*alētheias*": "truth/reality/faithfulness", "*martyroumen*": "bear witness/testify/attest", "*oidate*": "you know/you understand/you are aware", "*martyria*": "testimony/witness/evidence", "*alēthēs*": "true/truthful/genuine", "*estin*": "is/exists" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.13", "source": "Πολλὰ εἶχον γράφειν, ἀλλʼ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράψαι:", "text": "Many *eichon* *graphein*, but not *thelō* through *melanos* and *kalamou* to you *grapsai*:", "grammar": { "*Polla*": "accusative, neuter, plural - many things", "*eichon*": "imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I was having/had", "*graphein*": "present, active, infinitive - to write", "*all*": "conjunction - but", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*thelō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I wish/want", "*dia*": "preposition + genitive - through/by means of", "*melanos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of ink", "*kalamou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of pen/reed", "*soi*": "dative, 2nd person singular pronoun - to you", "*grapsai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to write" }, "variants": { "*eichon*": "was having/had/possessed", "*graphein*": "to write/to be writing", "*thelō*": "wish/want/desire", "*melanos*": "ink/black substance", "*kalamou*": "pen/reed/writing instrument", "*grapsai*": "to write/to compose/to record" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.14", "source": "Ἐλπίζω δὲ εὐθέως ἰδεῖν σε, καὶ στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλήσομεν.", "text": "*Elpizō* but *eutheōs* *idein* you, and *stoma* *pros* *stoma* *lalēsomen*.", "grammar": { "*Elpizō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I hope/expect", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*eutheōs*": "adverb - immediately/soon", "*idein*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to see", "*se*": "accusative, 2nd person singular pronoun - you", "*stoma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - mouth/face", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/towards", "*lalēsomen*": "future, active, indicative, 1st person plural - we will speak" }, "variants": { "*Elpizō*": "hope/expect/trust", "*eutheōs*": "immediately/soon/shortly", "*idein*": "to see/to perceive/to meet", "*stoma pros stoma*": "mouth to mouth/face to face/in person", "*lalēsomen*": "will speak/will talk/will converse" } }

{ "verseID": "3 John.1.15", "source": "⋄Εἰρήνῃ σοί. Ἀσπάζονταί σε οἵ φίλοι. Ἀσπάζου τούς φίλους κατʼ ὄνομα.", "text": "*Eirēnē* to you. *Aspazontai* you the *philoi*. *Aspazou* the *philous* according to *onoma*.", "grammar": { "*Eirēnē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - peace", "*soi*": "dative, 2nd person singular pronoun - to you", "*Aspazontai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person plural - they greet/salute", "*se*": "accusative, 2nd person singular pronoun - you", "*philoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - friends", "*Aspazou*": "present, middle, imperative, 2nd person singular - greet/salute", "*philous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - friends", "*kata*": "preposition + accusative - according to/by", "*onoma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - name" }, "variants": { "*Eirēnē*": "peace/well-being/tranquility", "*Aspazontai*": "greet/salute/embrace", "*philoi*": "friends/loved ones/associates", "*Aspazou*": "greet/salute/send regards to", "*kata onoma*": "by name/individually/personally" } }