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3 John 1:3

For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.

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ἐχάρηνecharēnI rejoicedχαίρω (chairō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular — “I rejoiced”, a single actionG5463I rejoice, am glad; also a salutation: Hail.I rejoicedγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.λίανliangreatlyλίανadverb — “greatly”G3029very; very much, exceedingly, greatly.greatlyἐρχομένωνerchomenōncameἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “came”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.cameἀδελφῶνadelphōnbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “brother”, the of-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμαρτυρούντωνmarturountōntestifiedμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “testified”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.testifiedσουsouthat is in theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “that is in thee”, the of-formG4771you.that is in theeτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀληθείᾳalētheiatruthἀλήθειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the to- or for-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.the truthκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.σὺsuyouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject formG4771you.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἀληθείᾳalētheiatruthἀλήθειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the to- or for-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.περιπατεῖςperipateisto walkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to walk”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bare witness unto thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth.

Young’s Literal Translation

for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;

World English Bible

For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.

Darby Translation

For I rejoiced exceedingly when [the] brethren came and bore testimony to thy [holding fast the] truth, even as thou walkest in truth.

Douay-Rheims

I was exceedingly glad when the brethren came and gave testimony to the truth in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.

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