3 John
3 John 1:3–6
3For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk. 4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
5Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you. 6They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
3 John 1:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| I was overjoyed | ἐχάρην | echarēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular | G5463 I rejoice, am glad |
| brothers | ἀδελφῶν | adelphōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| came | ἐρχομένων | erchomenōn | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2064 I come, go |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| testified | μαρτυρούντων | martyrountōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3140 I witness, testify |
| about your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| devotion to the truth | ἀληθείᾳ | alētheia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| you | σὺ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| continue to walk | περιπατεῖς | peripateis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4043 I walk, conduct my life |
3 John 1:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have | ἔχω | echō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| no | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| greater | μειζοτέραν | meizoteran | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
| joy | χαράν | charan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5479 joy, gladness |
| than | τούτων | toutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| hear | ἀκούω | akouō | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| my | ἐμὰ | ema | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 1st Person Plural | G1699 mine |
| children | τέκνα | tekna | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant |
| are walking | περιπατοῦντα | peripatounta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4043 I walk, conduct my life |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| truth | ἀληθείᾳ | alētheia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
3 John 1:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloved | Ἀγαπητέ | Agapēte | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular | G27 loved, beloved |
| you are | ποιεῖς | poieis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| faithful | πιστὸν | piston | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4103 trustworthy, faithful, believing |
| in what | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| you are doing | ἐργάσῃ | ergasē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Singular | G2038 I word, trade, do |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| brothers | ἀδελφοὺς | adelphous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they are | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| strangers | ξένους | xenous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3581 new, novel, a foreigner |
3 John 1:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| have testified | ἐμαρτύρησάν | emartyrēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3140 I witness, testify |
| to | ἐνώπιον | enōpion | Preposition | G1799 before the face of, in the presence of |
| church | ἐκκλησίας | ekklēsias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1577 an assembly, congregation, church |
| about your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| love | ἀγάπῃ | agapē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| You will do | ποιήσεις | poiēseis | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| well | καλῶς | kalōs | Adverb | G2573 well, nobly, rightly |
| to send them on their way | προπέμψας | propempsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4311 I send forward, accompany |
| in a manner worthy | ἀξίως | axiōs | Adverb | G516 worthily, in a manner worthy of |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
3 John 1:3 2 John 1:4 · 1 Thessalonians 3:6–9 · 2 Corinthians 7:6–7 · 3 John 1:4 · Romans 1:8–9 · Psalm 119:11 · 2 John 1:2 · 1 Thessalonians 2:19–20 · Philippians 1:4 · Colossians 1:7–8 · Ephesians 1:15–16
3 John 1:4 Galatians 4:19 · 2 Timothy 1:2 · 1 Timothy 1:2 · Proverbs 23:24 · 2 Kings 20:3 · Galatians 2:14 · 1 Kings 2:4 · 1 Kings 3:6 · John 12:35–36 · Philemon 1:10 · Psalm 26:1–3 · Isaiah 8:18
3 John 1:5 Galatians 6:10 · Colossians 3:17 · Luke 12:42 · Luke 16:10–12 · 2 Corinthians 4:1–3 · Matthew 24:45
3 John 1:6 1 Thessalonians 2:12 · Acts 15:3 · Titus 3:13 · Philemon 1:5–7 · Colossians 1:10 · Philippians 4:14 · Romans 15:24 · Acts 21:5 · Acts 15:29 · 1 Peter 2:20 · 2 Corinthians 1:16 · Genesis 4:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.