3 John 1

1 He commends Gaius for his piety,

5 and hospitality,

7 to true preachers;

9 complaining of the unkind dealing of ambitious Diotrephes on the contrary side;

11 whose evil example is not to be followed;

12 and gives special testimony to the good report of Demetrius.

1:1

[A. D. 90. A. M. 4094.]

elder <4245> [elder.]

dear brother <27> [the well-beloved.]

whom <3739> [whom.]

in truth <1722 225> [in the truth. or, truly.]

1:2

I pray <2172> [wish. or, pray. above.]

with you <4571> [that.]

just as <2531> [even.]

1:3

I rejoiced <5463> [I.]

brothers <80> [when.]

truth .......... truth <225> [the truth.]

1:4

I have <2192> [have.]

my <1699> [that.]

are living <4043> [walk.]

1:5

1:6

They have testified to your love <3140 4675 26> [have borne witness of thy charity.]

<3739> [whom.]

worthy ... God <516 2316> [after a godly sort. or, worthy of God.]

This is a literal and proper rendering of the original [axios <\\See definition 516\\> tou <\\See definition 5120\\> theos <\\See definition 2316\\>;] by which the antecedent to the possessive pronoun his, in the next verse, becomes immediately apparent. "In a manner worthy of God, and of your relations and obligations to Him, and such as He can approve."

You will do well <2573 4160> [do well.]

1:7

For <1063> [that.]

accepting <2983> [taking.]

1:8

<618> [to receive.]

coworkers in cooperation with <4904> [fellow-helpers.]

1:9

loves to be first <3588 5383> [who loveth.]

[Ho Philoproteuon] "who loveth the presidency," or chief place, doubtless in the church, of which Diotrephes was most probably an officer; and being one, magnified himself in his office: he loved such pre-eminence, and behaved haughtily in it.

does ... acknowledge <1926> [receiveth.]

1:10

I will call attention <5279> [I will.]

bringing of unjustified charges against <5396> [prating.]

And ................ but .......... and throws <2532 1544> [and casteth.]

1:11

Dear friend <27> [Beloved.]

Beloved, [agapetos <\\See definition 27\\>,] is in the vocative singular, and therefore refers to Gaius.

do ... imitate <3401> [follow.]

Rather, imitate [mimou.]

one who does good <15> [He that doeth good.]

one who does what is bad <2554> [he that doeth evil.]

1:12

has been testified to ........... testify <3140> [good.]

even ...... We also ..... and <2532 2249> [and we.]

1:13

1:14

face to face <4750 4314> [face to face. Gr. mouth to mouth. Peace.]

here ...... friends <5384> [Our.]

here ...... friends <5384> [friends.]

Instead of [philoi] and [philous,] friends, an appellation used no where else as a mutual address among Christians, several MSS. read [adelphos <\\See definition 80\\> and [adelphotes <\\See definition 81\\>,] brethren.

greet ... Greet <782> [Greet.]