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3 John 1:5

Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “that [thing]” (τοῦτο) before strangers here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “for those [that are]” (εἰς τοὺς) before strangers here.

ἈγαπητέagapēteBelovedἀγαπητός (agapētos)adjective, vocative, singular, masculine — “Beloved”, the calling formG27loved, beloved, with two special applications: the Beloved, a title of the Messiah (Christ), as beloved beyond all others by the God who sent Him; of Christians, as beloved by God, Christ, and one another.This verse uses “beloved”.Belovedπιστὸνpistonfaithfullyπιστός (pistos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “faithfully”, the object formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.faithfullyποιεῖςpoieisto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ὃhowhatsoeverὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “whatsoever”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whatsoeverἐὰνeanifἐάνparticle — “if”G1437if.ἐργάσῃergasēthou doestἐργάζομαι (ergazomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou doest”, a single actionG2038I work, trade, perform, do, practice, commit, acquire by labor.thou doestεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.the brethrenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ξένουςxenousstrangersξένος (xenos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “strangers”, the object formG3581alien, new, novel; noun: a guest, stranger, foreigner.strangers

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τοὺςtousthose [that are]ὁ (ho)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “those [that are]”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal;

Young’s Literal Translation

Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,

World English Bible

Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.

Darby Translation

Beloved, thou doest faithfully [in] whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers,

Douay-Rheims

Dearly beloved, thou dost faithfully whatever thou dost for the brethren, and that for strangers,

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