3 John
3 John 1:12
12Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demetrius | Δημητρίῳ | Dēmētriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G1216 Demetrius |
| has received a good testimony | μεμαρτύρηται | memartyrētai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3140 I witness, testify |
| from | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| everyone | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| from | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| truth | ἀληθείας | alētheias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| itself | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| We | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| also | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| testify | μαρτυροῦμεν | martyroumen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G3140 I witness, testify |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you know | οἶδας | oidas | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| testimony | μαρτυρία | martyria | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3141 witness, evidence, testimony |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| true | ἀληθής | alēthēs | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G227 unconcealed, true |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.