2 •

ἀγαπητέ, agapēte • beloved

περὶ peri • above

πάντων pantōn • all things

εὔχομαί euchomai • pray

σε se • you

εὐοδοῦσθαι euodousthai • prosper

καὶ kai • and

ὑγιαίνειν, ugiainein • health

καθὼς kathōs • just as

εὐοδοῦταί euodoutai • prosper

σου sou • your

ἡ ē • the

ψυχή. psuchē • soul

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ἐχάρην echarēn • glad

γὰρ gar • For

λίαν lian • very

ἐρχομένων erchomenōn • came

ἀδελφῶν adelphōn • brethren

καὶ kai • and

μαρτυρούντων marturountōn • testified

σου sou • you

τῇ tē • the

ἀληθείᾳ, alētheia • truth

καθὼς kathōs • how

σὺ su • you

ἐν en • in

ἀληθείᾳ alētheia • truth

περιπατεῖς. peripateis • walking

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μειζοτέραν meizoteran • greater

τούτων toutōn • this

οὐκ ouk • no

ἔχω echō • have

χάριν / χαράν, charan • joy

ἵνα ina • to

ἀκούω akouō • hear

τὰ ta • the

ἐμὰ ema • my

τέκνα tekna • children

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • the

ἀληθείᾳ alētheia • truth

περιπατοῦντα. peripatounta • walking

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ἀγαπητέ, agapēte • beloved

πιστὸν piston • faithfully

ποιεῖς poieis • acting

ὃ o • whatever

ἐὰν ean • if

ἐργάσῃ ergasē • accomplish

εἰς eis • to

τοὺς tous • the

ἀδελφοὺς adelphous • brethren

καὶ kai • and

τοῦτο touto • this

ξένους, xenous • strangers

6 •

οἳ oi • one

ἐμαρτύρησάν emarturēsan • testified

σου sou • your

τῇ tē • the

ἀγάπῃ agapē • love

ἐνώπιον enōpion • before

ἐκκλησίας, ekklēsias • church

οὓς ous • one

καλῶς kalōs • well

ποιήσεις poiēseis • do

προπέμψας propempsas • journey

ἀξίως axiōs • worthily

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ· theou • God

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ὑπὲρ uper • sake

γὰρ gar • that

τοῦ tou • the

ὀνόματος onomatos • name

ἐξῆλθον exēlthon • went

μηδὲν mēden • nothing

λαμβάνοντες lambanontes • accepting

ἀπὸ apo • of

τῶν tōn • the

ἐθνικῶν. ethnikōn • Gentiles

8 •

ἡμεῖς ēmeis • We

οὖν oun • therefore

ὀφείλομεν opheilomen • ought

ὑπολαμβάνειν upolambanein • support

τοὺς tous • the

τοιούτους, toioutous • such

ἵνα ina • so

συνεργοὶ sunergoi • fellowhelpers

γινώμεθα ginōmetha • be

τῇ tē • the

ἀληθείᾳ. alētheia • truth

9 •

ἔγραψά egrapsa • wrote

τι ti • something

τῇ tē • who

ἐκκλησίᾳ· ekklēsia • church

ἀλλ' all • but

ὁ o • who

φιλοπρωτεύων philoprōteuōn • preeminence

αὐτῶν autōn • them

Διοτρέφης diotrephēs • Diotrephes

οὐκ ouk • not

ἐπιδέχεται epidechetai • accept

ἡμᾶς. ēmas • us

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διὰ dia • reason

τοῦτο touto • this

ἐὰν ean • if

ἔλθω, elthō • come

ὑπομνήσω upomnēsō • remember

αὐτοῦ autou • himself

τὰ ta • those

ἔργα erga • deeds

ἃ a • which

ποιεῖ poiei • does

λόγοις logois • words

πονηροῖς ponērois • wicked

φλυαρῶν phluarōn • against

ἡμᾶς, ēmas • us

καὶ kai • and

μὴ mē • not

ἀρκούμενος arkoumenos • satisfied

ἐπὶ epi • therewith

τούτοις toutois • this

οὔτε oute • either

αὐτὸς autos • himself

ἐπιδέχεται epidechetai • receive

τοὺς tous • those

ἀδελφοὺς adelphous • brethren

καὶ kai • and

τοὺς tous • those

βουλομένους boulomenous • desire

κωλύει kōluei • forbids

καὶ kai • and

ἐκ ek • of

τῆς tēs • those

ἐκκλησίας ekklēsias • church

ἐκβάλλει. ekballei • puts

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ἀγαπητέ, agapēte • beloved

μὴ mē • not

μιμοῦ mimou • imitate

τὸ to • the

κακὸν kakon • evil

ἀλλὰ alla • but

τὸ to • the

ἀγαθόν. agathon • good

ὁ o • the

ἀγαθοποιῶν agathopoiōn • do good

ἐκ ek • of

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ theou • God

ἐστιν· estin • is

ὁ o • the

κακοποιῶν kakopoiōn • doing evil

οὐχ ouch • not

ἑώρακεν eōraken • seen

τὸν ton • the

θεόν. theon • God

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Δημητρίῳ dēmētriō • Demetrius

μεμαρτύρηται memarturētai • testimony

ὑπὸ upo • of

πάντων pantōn • everyone

καὶ kai • and

ὑπὸ upo • of

αὐτῆς autēs • itself

τῆς tēs • the

ἀληθείας· alētheias • truth

καὶ kai • and

ἡμεῖς ēmeis • we

δὲ de • also

μαρτυροῦμεν, marturoumen • testimony

καὶ kai • and

οἶδας oidas • know

ὅτι oti • that

ἡ ē • the

μαρτυρία marturia • record

ἡμῶν ēmōn • our

ἀληθής alēthēs • true.

ἐστιν. estin • is

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Πολλὰ polla • many things

εἶχον eichon • had

γράψαι grapsai • write

σοι soi • you

ἀλλ' all • but

οὐ ou • not

θέλω thelō • will

διὰ dia • with

μέλανος melanos • ink

καὶ kai • and

καλάμου kalamou • pen

σοι soi • you

γράφειν· graphein • write

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ἐλπίζω elpizō • hope

δὲ de • But

εὐθέως eutheōs • shortly

σε se • you

ἰδεῖν, idein • be aware

καὶ kai • and

στόμα stoma • face

πρὸς pros • to

στόμα stoma • face

λαλήσομεν. lalēsomen • speak

εἰρήνη eirēnē • peace

σοι. soi • you

ἀσπάζονταί aspazontai • greet

σε se • you

οἱ oi • the

φίλοι. philoi • friends

ἀσπάζου aspazou • greet

τοὺς tous • the

φίλους philous • friends

κατ' kat • by

ὄνομα. onoma • name