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3 John 1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The elder
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
presbuteros (Greek #4245)
older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
KJV usage: elder(-est), old.
Pronounce: pres-boo'-ter-os
Origin: comparative of πρέσβυς (elderly)
unto the wellbeloved
agapetos (Greek #27)
beloved
KJV usage: (dearly, well) beloved, dear.
Pronounce: ag-ap-ay-tos'
Origin: from 25
Gaius
Gaios (Greek #1050)
Gaius (i.e. Caius), a Christian
KJV usage: Gaius.
Pronounce: gah'-ee-os
Origin: of Latin origin
, whom
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
I
ego (Greek #1473)
a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic)
KJV usage: I, me. For the other cases and the plural see 1691, 1698, 1700, 2248, 2249, 2254, 2257, etc.
Pronounce: eg-o'
love
agapao (Greek #25)
to love (in a social or moral sense)
KJV usage: (be-)love(-ed). Compare 5368.
Pronounce: ag-ap-ah'-o
Origin: perhaps from ἄγαν (much) (or compare 5689)
ηin
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the truth
aletheia (Greek #225)
truth
KJV usage: true, X truly, truth, verity.
Pronounce: al-ay'-thi-a
Origin: from 227
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η
or, truly.

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-4:  He commends Gaius for his piety,
5-6:  and hospitality,
7-8:  to true preachers;
9-10:  complaining of the unkind dealing of ambitious Diotrephes on the contrary side;
11:  whose evil example is not to be followed;
12-14:  and gives special testimony to the good report of Demetrius.
A. D. 90.
A. M. 4094.elder.
2 John 1• 1The elder to an elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only but also all who have known the truth, (2 John 1)
the well-beloved.
Acts 19:29• 29And the city was filled with confusion; and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, (Acts 19:29)
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Acts 20:4• 4And there accompanied him (as far as Asia) Sopater a Beroean [son] of Pyrrhus; and of Thessalonians Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia Tychicus and Trophimus. (Acts 20:4)
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Rom. 16:23• 23Gaius, the host of me and of the whole assembly, saluteth you. Erastus, the steward of the city, saluteth you, and Quartus the brother. (Rom. 16:23)
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1 Cor. 1:14• 14I thank God that I baptized none of you but Crispus and Gaius, (1 Cor. 1:14)
whom.
1 John 3:18• 18Dear children, let us not love with word nor with the tongue, but in deed and truth. (1 John 3:18)
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2 John 1• 1The elder to an elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only but also all who have known the truth, (2 John 1)
in the truth.
or, truly.
• Real charity is in God Himself. He is love, and wherever love is real, it must be guarded by the truth as it is in Jesus, or it is not of God. (“Notes on 3 John: 3 John” by J.N. Darby)
• Again the Apostle insists on the truth, as characterizing real love: “Whom I love in the truth,” he says to Gaius. (“3 JOHN” by J.N. Darby)
• If we had only the second without the third Epistle of John, we should have the negative side without the positive—the evil warned against rather than the good enforced. (“3 John” by W. Kelly)
• John was warning {2 John} against any one that transgressed the doctrine of Christ, and here {3 John} he is rather encouraging gracious ways and liberality towards those that were going about with the truth. (“Notes on 3 John” by J.N. Darby)
• It is remarkable in John, that, while he speaks of love, he always guards it in the most definite way by what he calls “the truth.” (“Notes on 3 John” by J.N. Darby)
• In the Third Epistle, the apostle encourages us to receive and help forward those who move about amongst the Lord's people, preaching the Gospel and ministering the truth. (“The Reception of the Servants of God: 3 John” by H. Smith)
• (Vss. 1-4). In "the beloved Gaius" we see a spiritually-minded saint whose interests were centered in the Lord's people. (“The Reception of the Servants of God: 3 John” by H. Smith)
• There is no word to indicate that Gaius was gifted as a teacher or preacher, but he possessed those spiritual qualities, without which gift goes for nothing, but with which he will have a great place in the day to come. He comes before us as a lowly, gracious and devoted saint, one who cherished the truth, walked in the truth, acted in faithfulness and love, helped the saints in their journeys, welcomed them into the assemblies, and thus helped to spread the truth. Little wonder that the apostle speaks of him as "the beloved Gaius" (“The Reception of the Servants of God: 3 John” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love inf truth.

JND Translation Notes

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See 2 John 1, Note.

W. Kelly Translation

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The elder to the beloved Gaiusa whom I love in truthb.

WK Translation Notes

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a
Or, "Caius."
b
The Revisers rightly say "in truth" as characteristic of the apostle’s love. Loving in truth supposes the truth known, but it goes farther and so stamps the love. The exclusion of the article here (and vs. 3) is exact, and not without its importance in this as in the previous Epistle, character, and not objectiveness, being intended. Compare this with the end of vs. 4.