3 John 1:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

who bare witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their journey worthily of God:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οἳ ἐμαρτύρησάν σου τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐνώπιον ἐκκλησίας: οὓς καλῶς ποιήσεις: προπέμψας ἀξίως τοῦ Θεοῦ,

Transliteration

Who emartyrēsan of you to the agapē enōpion ekklēsias: whom kalōs poiēseis propempsas axiōs of the Theou,

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Thess 2:12 : 12 to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory.
Titus 3:13 : 13 Set forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
Acts 15:3 : 3 They therefore, {G3303} being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
Acts 15:29 : 29 that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.
Acts 21:5 : 5 And when it came to pass that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey; and they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way till we were out of the city: and kneeling down on the beach, we prayed, and bade each other farewell;
Rom 15:24 : 24 whensoever I go unto Spain (for I hope to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first in some measure I shall have been satisfied with your company)—
2 Cor 1:16 : 16 and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and of you to be set forward on my journey unto Judaea.
Phil 4:14 : 14 Howbeit ye {G4160} did well that ye had fellowship with my affliction.
Col 1:10 : 10 {G4043} {G5209} to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Phlm 1:5-7 : 5 hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints; 6 that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in you, unto Christ. 7 For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.
1 Pet 2:20 : 20 For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted [for it], ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer [for it], ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
3 John 1:12 : 12 Demetrius hath the witness of all [men], and of the truth itself: yea, {G2532} we also bear witness: and thou knowest that our witness is true.
Gen 4:7 : 7 If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee shall be its desire; but do thou rule over it.
Jonah 4:4 : 4 And Jehovah said, Doest thou well to be angry?
Matt 25:21-23 : 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 22 And he also that [received] the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents. 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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