3 John

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3 John 1

(1) ο:The πρεϲβυτεροϲ:elder γαιω:to-Gaius τω:to-the αγαπητω:beloved ον:whom εγω:I αγαπω:I-love εν:in αληθεια:truth (2) αγαπητε:Beloved περι:concerning παντων:all-things ευχομαι:I-wish ϲε:you ευοδουϲθαι:to-be-prospered και:and υγιαινειν:to-be-healthy καθωϲ:just-as ευοδουται:is-prospered ϲου:of-you η:the ψυχη:soul (3) εχαρην:I-rejoiced γαρ:for λιαν:exceedingly ερχομενων:coming αδελφων:of-brothers και:and μαρτυρουντων:testifying ϲου:of-you τη:to-the αληθεια:truth καθωϲ:just-as ϲυ:you εν:in αληθεια:truth περιπατειϲ:you-walk (4) μειζοτεραν:Greater τουτων:than-these ουκ:not εχω:I-have χαραν:joy ινα:that ακουω:I-hear τα:the εμα:my τεκνα:children εν:in αληθεια:truth περιπατουντα:walking

Lexical Decisions:

Verse	Greek → English	Decision Comments
1:1	`πρεϲβυτεροϲ:elder`	[elder] – the letter-writer’s self-designation, a functional title of authority in the assembly.
1:2	`ευοδουϲθαι:to-be-prospered`	[prosper] – the one gloss carries both physical well-being and the soul’s prosperity, matching the verse’s twofold wish.

(5) αγαπητε:Beloved πιϲτον:faithful ποιειϲ:you-do ο:what εαν:ever εργαϲη:you-might-work ειϲ:for τουϲ:the αδελφουϲ:brothers και:and τουτο:this ξενουϲ:strangers (6) οι:who εμαρτυρηϲαν:testified ϲου:of-you τη:to-the αγαπη:love ενωπιον:before εκκληϲιαϲ:assembly ουϲ:whom καλωϲ:well ποιηϲειϲ:you-will-do προπεμψαϲ:having-sent-forward αξιωϲ:worthily του:of-the θεου:God (7) υπερ:For-the-sake-of γαρ:for του:the ονοματοϲ:name εξηλθον:they-went-out μηδεν:nothing λαμβανοντεϲ:taking απο:from των:the εθνικων:pagans (8) ημειϲ:We ουν:therefore οφειλομεν:we-ought υπολαμβανειν:to-receive τουϲ:the τοιουτουϲ:such ινα:that ϲυνεργοι:fellow-workers γινωμεθα:we-might-become τη:to-the αληθεια:truth

Lexical Decisions:

Verse	Greek → English	Decision Comments
1:6	`προπεμψαϲ:having-sent-forward`	[send-forward] – the compound verb means to equip and escort travelling believers for their mission; the rendering retains the forward motion of the prefix.
1:8	`υπολαμβανειν:to-receive`	[receive] – the verb denotes welcoming and supporting such travelling workers, the community obligation toward those who went out for the name.

(9) εγραψα:I-wrote τι:something τη:to-the εκκληϲια:assembly αλλ:but ο:the φιλοπρωτευων:loving-to-be-first αυτων:of-them διοτρεφηϲ:Diotrephes ουκ:not επιδεχεται:receives ημαϲ:us (10) δια:Because-of τουτο:this εαν:if ελθω:I-come υπομνηϲω:I-will-remind αυτου:of-him τα:the εργα:works α:which ποιει:he-does λογοιϲ:with-words πονηροιϲ:evil φλυαρων:talking-nonsense ημαϲ:us και:and μη:not αρκουμενοϲ:being-content επι:with τουτοιϲ:these ουτε:neither αυτοϲ:himself επιδεχεται:he-receives τουϲ:the αδελφουϲ:brothers και:and τουϲ:the βουλομενουϲ:wishing κωλυει:he-hinders και:and εκ:from τηϲ:the εκκληϲιαϲ:assembly εκβαλλει:he-throws-out

Lexical Decisions:

Verse	Greek → English	Decision Comments
1:10	`φλυαρων:talking-nonsense`	[talk-nonsense] – the verb denotes malicious prattle; the rendering keeps the contemptuous force of Diotrephes’s words against the elder.

(11) αγαπητε:Beloved μη:not μιμου:do-imitate το:the κακον:evil αλλα:but το:the αγαθον:good ο:The-one αγαθοποιων:doing-good εκ:from του:of-the θεου:God εϲτιν:is ο:the-one κακοποιων:doing-evil ουχ:not εωρακεν:has-seen τον:the θεον:God (12) δημητριω:To-Demetrius μεμαρτυρηται:has-been-testified υπο:by παντων:all και:and υπο:by αυτηϲ:itself τηϲ:the αληθειαϲ:truth και:And ημειϲ:we δε:and μαρτυρουμεν:we-testify και:and οιδαϲ:you-know οτι:that η:the μαρτυρια:testimony ημων:of-us αληθηϲ:true εϲτιν:is

(13) πολλα:Many-things ειχον:I-had γραψαι:to-write ϲοι:to-you αλλ:but ου:not θελω:I-wish δια:with μελανοϲ:ink και:and καλαμου:pen ϲοι:to-you γραφειν:to-write (14) ελπιζω:I-hope δε:but ευθεωϲ:immediately ϲε:you ιδειν:to-see και:and ϲτομα:mouth προϲ:to ϲτομα:mouth λαληϲομεν:we-will-speak (15) ειρηνη:Peace ϲοι:to-you αϲπαζονται:They-greet ϲε:you οι:the φιλοι:friends αϲπαζου:Greet τουϲ:the φιλουϲ:friends κατ:by ονομα:name