Study it in the app“For this reason, if I come, I will call attention to the works that he is doing, talking nonsense about us with evil words; and not content with that, he himself does not receive the brothers, and he hinders those who want to, and puts them out of the assembly.”
For this reason,διὰ τοῦτοifἐὰνI come,ἔλθωI will call attention toὑπομνήσωthe worksτὰ ἔργαthatἃheαὐτοῦis doing,ποιεῖtalking nonsenseφλυαρῶνabout usἡμᾶςwith evilπονηροῖςwords;λόγοιςandκαὶnotμὴcontentἀρκούμενοςwithἐπὶthat,τούτοιςhe himselfαὐτὸςdoes notοὔτεreceiveἐπιδέχεταιthe brothers,τοὺς ἀδελφοὺςandκαὶhe hindersκωλύειthose whoτοὺςwant to,βουλομένουςandκαὶputs them outἐκβάλλειofἐκthe assembly.τῆς ἐκκλησίας
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthō” appearsremind
Remind; remember.
Where else “hypomnēsō” appearsdeed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “erga” appearsbear fruit
To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.
Where else “poiei” appearstalk nonsense against
To talk against someone with empty words.
Where else “phlyarōn” appearsevil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponērois” appearsword
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logois” appearsbe content
To be satisfied with what one has.
Where else “arkoumenos” appearsneither, nor
Neither, nor.
Where else “oute” appearsreceive
To open one's home and host someone.
Where else “epidechetai” appearsbrother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphous” appearshinder
To hinder, to prevent.
Where else “kōlyei” appearswant, intend
Want firmly, resolve, intend.
Where else “boulomenous” appearsdrive out
To expel someone, like demons.
Where else “ekballei” appearschurch
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsias” appears9I wrote something to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not acknowledge us.
10 · This verse (above)
11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Whoever does good is of God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
