3 John 1:5-12

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.]