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whoοἳhave testifiedἐμαρτύρησάνto your loveσου τῇ ἀγάπῃbeforeἐνώπιονthe assembly.ἐκκλησίαςYou will doποιήσειςwellκαλῶςto sendπροπέμψαςthemοὓςon their wayπροπέμψαςin a manner worthyἀξίωςof God;τοῦ θεοῦ
3 John 1:6
Study it in the app“who have testified to your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God;”
With the Greek beneath
3 John 1:6, word by word
- have testifiedἐμαρτύρησάνemartyrēsan
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “emartyrēsan” appears- to your loveἀγάπῃagapēi
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēi” appears- beforeἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- the assemblyἐκκλησίαςekklēsias
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsias” appears- You will doποιήσειςpoiēseis
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēseis” appears- wellκαλῶςkalōs
well
Well, rightly.
Where else “kalōs” appears- to sendπροπέμψαςpropempsas
send on one's way
To send someone off with what is needed for the journey, to accompany him part of the way.
Where else “propempsas” appears- in a manner worthyἀξίωςaxiōs
worthily
In a worthy manner; as is fitting.
Where else “axiōs” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
Translation note
“Send them on their way”: provide them with what they need to continue their journey.
The context
5Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you do for the brothers, and that for strangers,
6 · This verse (above)
7for they went out for the sake of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.