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3 John 2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Beloved
agapetos (Greek #27)
beloved
KJV usage: (dearly, well) beloved, dear.
Pronounce: ag-ap-ay-tos'
Origin: from 25
, I θwish
euchomai (Greek #2172)
to wish; by implication, to pray to God
KJV usage: pray, will, wish.
Pronounce: yoo'-khom-ahee
Origin: middle voice of a primary verb
above
peri (Greek #4012)
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
KJV usage: (there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as) concerning, for, X how it will go with, ((there-, where-)) of, on, over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching, (where-)by (in), with. In comparative, it retains substantially the same meaning of circuit (around), excess (beyond), or completeness (through).
Pronounce: per-ee'
Origin: from the base of 4008
all things
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
that
euodoo (Greek #2137)
to help on the road, i.e. (passively) succeed in reaching; figuratively, to succeed in business affairs
KJV usage: (have a) prosper(-ous journey).
Pronounce: yoo-od-o'-o
Origin: from a compound of 2095 and 3598
thou
se (Greek #4571)
thee
KJV usage: thee, thou, X thy house.
Pronounce: seh
Origin: accusative case singular of 4771
mayest prosper
euodoo (Greek #2137)
to help on the road, i.e. (passively) succeed in reaching; figuratively, to succeed in business affairs
KJV usage: (have a) prosper(-ous journey).
Pronounce: yoo-od-o'-o
Origin: from a compound of 2095 and 3598
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
be in health
hugiaino (Greek #5198)
to have sound health, i.e. be well (in body); figuratively, to be uncorrupt (true in doctrine)
KJV usage: be in health, (be safe and) sound, (be) whole(-some).
Pronounce: hoog-ee-ah'-ee-no
Origin: from 5199
, even as
kathos (Greek #2531)
just (or inasmuch) as, that
KJV usage: according to, (according, even) as, how, when.
Pronounce: kath-oce'
Origin: from 2596 and 5613
thy
sou (Greek #4675)
of thee, thy
KJV usage: X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
Pronounce: soo
Origin: genitive case of 4771
soul
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
psuche (Greek #5590)
breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from 4151, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from 2222, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew 05315, 07307 and 02416)
KJV usage: heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.
Pronounce: psoo-khay'
Origin: from 5594
prospereth
euodoo (Greek #2137)
to help on the road, i.e. (passively) succeed in reaching; figuratively, to succeed in business affairs
KJV usage: (have a) prosper(-ous journey).
Pronounce: yoo-od-o'-o
Origin: from a compound of 2095 and 3598
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or, pray.

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Soul; Spirit

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Ministry on This Verse

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wish.
or, pray.
above.
James 5:12• 12But before all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your yea be yea, and nay nay, lest ye fall under judgment. (James 5:12)
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1 Peter 4:8• 8and before all things having your love toward each other fervent, for love covereth a multitude of sins; (1 Peter 4:8)
that.
Psa. 20:1‑5•  (Psa. 20:1‑5)
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Phil. 2:4,27• 4regarding each not his own things, but each also those of others.
 27For indeed he was sick near to death; but God pitied him, and not him only, but me also, that I should not have sorrow upon sorrow. (Phil. 2:4,27)
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3 John 3‑6• 3For I rejoiced exceedingly when brethren came and bore witness to thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth.
 4I have no greater joy than these things, that I hear of my children walking in the truth.
 5Beloved, thou doest a faithful thing whatsoever thou mayest do unto the brethren and this, strangers
 6who bore witness to thy love before the church; in setting forward whom on their journey worthily of God thou wilt do well; (3 John 3‑6)
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Col. 1:4‑6• 4having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which ye have unto all the saints,
 5on account of the hope that is laid up for you in the heavens, of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,
 6which is come unto you, even as in all the world it is producing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day that ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth; (Col. 1:4‑6)
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1 Thess. 1:3‑10• 3remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labour of love and patience of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ before our God and Father,
 4knowing, brethren beloved by God, your election;
 5because our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power and in [the] Holy Spirit and in much assurance; even as ye know what we were among you for your sake.
 6And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation with joy of [the] Holy Spirit;
 7so that ye became a pattern to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.
 8For from you hath sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith that is toward God hath gone out, so that we have no need to say anything.
 9For they themselves report concerning us what sort of entrance we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols to serve a living and true God,
 10and to await his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus that delivered us from the coming wrath. (1 Thess. 1:3‑10)
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1 Thess. 2:13‑14,19‑20• 13And for this cause we also thank God unceasingly that, when ye received [the] word of [the] report from us of God, ye accepted not men's word, but as it is truly God's word, which also worketh in you that believe.
 14For ye, brethren, became imitators of the assemblies of God that are in Judea in Christ Jesus: for ye also suffered the same things of your own countrymen, even as they also of the Jews,
 19For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? [Are] not even ye before our Lord Jesus at His coming?
 20For ye are our glory and joy. (1 Thess. 2:13‑14,19‑20)
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1 Thess. 3:6‑9• 6But when Timothy came just now unto us from you and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us even as we also [to see] you:
 7on this account we were comforted by you, brethren, in all our distress and tribulation through your faith;
 8because now we live if ye stand fast in [the] Lord.
 9For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on your account before our God, (1 Thess. 3:6‑9)
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2 Thess. 1:3• 3We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increaseth exceedingly, and the love of each of you all toward one another aboundeth; (2 Thess. 1:3)
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2 Thess. 2:13• 13But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God chose you from [the] beginning unto salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth; (2 Thess. 2:13)
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Philem. 5‑7• 5hearing of thy love and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,
 6so that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual in the acknowledgment of every good thing that is in us toward Christ.
 7For we have great joy and encouragement in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed through thee, brother. (Philem. 5‑7)
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2 Peter 1:3‑9• 3As his divine power hath granted to us all things that [are] for life and godliness through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and excellence,
 4through which he hath granted to us the greatest and precious promises, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world in lust.
 5But for this very thing also, bringing in besides all diligence, in your faith supply virtue, and in virtue knowledge,
 6and in knowledge temperance, and in temperance endurance, and in endurance godliness,
 7and in godliness brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection love:
 8For these things being in you and abounding make [you] not idle nor unfruitful for the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ:
 9for he with whom they are not present is blind, shortsighted, having forgotten the cleansing of his old sins. (2 Peter 1:3‑9)
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2 Peter 3:18• 18But grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: to him [be] the glory both now and unto eternity's day. Amen. (2 Peter 3:18)
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Rev. 2:9• 9I know [thy works and] thy tribulation and poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but a synagogue of Satan. (Rev. 2:9)
• He was not indifferent even as to the bodily well-being of Gaius. (“3 John” by W. Kelly)
• There is here the kindness that works among Christians. (“Notes on 3 John” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Beloved, I desire that in all things thou shouldest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers.

W. Kelly Translation

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Beloved, I desire that ina all things thou shouldest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

WK Translation Notes

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The better rendering of the RV is "in (lit. concerning) all things," not "above all things" as in Homeric usage. The poetic sense is quite untenable here, though adopted by Beza and in the Geneva Bible before the KJV. It is contrary to all sound doctrine that John prayed "in primis" or "above all things" for Gaius’ prosperity. As to "about," or "in all things," he prays that he may prosper and be in health, even as his soul prospers, this last being the hinge on which he could pray that he might fare well in circumstances and bodily health. To make either or both his especial prayer is not unscriptural only but unreasonable, and below a Jew if not a heathen.