King James Version

3 John 1:8

We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to receive” (ὑπολαμβάνειν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to restore” (ἀπολαμβάνειν) before the here.

ἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).Weοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeὀφείλομενopheilomenoughtὀφείλω (opheilō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “ought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3784I owe, ought.This verse uses “ought”.oughtὑπολαμβάνεινhupolambaneinto receiveὑπολαμβάνω (hupolambanō)verb, present active infinitive — “to receive”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5274(a) I take up, (b) I welcome, entertain, (c) I answer, (d) I suppose, imagine.This verse uses “receive”.to receiveτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τοιούτουςtoioutoussuchτοιοῦτος (toioutos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “such”, the object formG5108of such a kind, such.This verse uses “such”.suchἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatσυνεργοὶsunergoifellowhelpersσυνεργός (sunergos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “fellowhelpers”, the subject formG4904a fellow worker, associate, helper.fellowhelpersγινώμεθαginōmethato beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle subjunctive, 1st person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀληθείᾳalētheiato the truthἀλήθειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “to the 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.to the truth

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀπολαμβάνεινapolambaneinto receiveἀπολαμβάνω (apolambanō)verb, present active infinitive — “to receive”, an ongoing or repeated actionG618(a) I get back, receive back, (b) I get (receive) as due (deserved), (c) mid: I draw aside, separate.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be fellow-workers for the truth.

Young’s Literal Translation

we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth.

World English Bible

We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

Darby Translation

We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow-workers with the truth.

Douay-Rheims

We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow helpers of the truth.

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