3 John
3 John 1:8
8Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| we | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| ought | ὀφείλομεν | opheilomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G3784 I owe, ought |
| to support | ὑπολαμβάνειν | hypolambanein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G5274 I take up, receive, answer, suppose, welcome |
| such | τοιούτους | toioutous | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5108 of such a kind, such |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| we may be | γινώμεθα | ginōmetha | Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| fellow workers | συνεργοὶ | synergoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4904 a fellow worker |
| for the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| truth | ἀληθείᾳ | alētheia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 16:10–11 · 1 Corinthians 3:5–9 · 2 Corinthians 8:23 · Philemon 1:24 · 2 Corinthians 6:1 · Colossians 4:11 · 1 Thessalonians 3:2 · Philippians 4:3 · 2 Corinthians 7:2–3 · Philemon 1:2 · Matthew 10:40 · 3 John 1:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.