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3 John 1:12

In 3 John 1 of 3 John.

Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “you know” (οἶδας) before that here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you know” (οἴδατε) before that here.

ΔημητρίῳdēmētriōDemetriusΔημήτριος (dēmētrios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Demetrius”, the to- or for-formG1216Demetrius, a silversmith of Ephesus.Demetriusμεμαρτύρηταιmemarturētaihath good reportμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath good report”, a completed action with a present resultG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.hath good reportὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofπάντωνpantōnallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allκαὶkaimen, andκαίconjunction — “men, and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.men, andὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofαὐτῆςautēsitselfαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “itself”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itselfτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀληθείαςalētheiastruthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “truth”, the of-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).weδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.μαρτυροῦμενmarturoumenalso bear recordμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “also bear record”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.also bear recordκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἶδαςoidasto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαρτυρίαmarturiarecordμαρτυρίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “record”, the subject formG3141witness, evidence, testimony, reputation.recordἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἀληθήςalēthēstrueἀληθήςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “true”, the subject formG227unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful.This verse uses “true”.trueἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

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οἴδατεoidateyou knowοἴδατεverb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “you know”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceive

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we also — we do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Demetrius hath the witness of all men , and of the truth itself: yea, we also bear witness; and thou knowest that our witness is true.

Young’s Literal Translation

to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we also — we do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true.

World English Bible

Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

Darby Translation

Demetrius has witness borne to him by all, and by the truth itself; and we also bear witness, and thou knowest that our witness is true.

Douay-Rheims

To Demetrius testimony is given by all, and by the truth itself, yea and we also give testimony: and thou knowest that our testimony is true.

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