So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.3 John 1:10
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
διὰ τοῦτο, ἐὰν ἔλθω, ὑπομνήσω αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα ἃ ποιεῖ, λόγοις πονηροῖς φλυαρῶν ἡμᾶς· καὶ μὴ ἀρκούμενος ἐπὶ τούτοις, οὔτε αὐτὸς ἐπιδέχεται τοὺς ἀδελφούς, καὶ τοὺς βουλομένους κωλύει καὶ ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἐκβάλλει.
- διὰdia“Because of”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- τοῦτο,touto“this,”Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἐὰνean“if”Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
- ἔλθω,elthō“I shall come,”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- ὑπομνήσωhupomnēsō“I will bring to remembrance”Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ὑπομιμνήσκω · “to remind” · Strong's G5279
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τὰta“the”Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἔργαerga“works”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἔργον · “work” · Strong's G2041
- ἃha“which”Relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ποιεῖ,poiei“he is doing,”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
- λόγοιςlogois“with words”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
- πονηροῖςponērois“evil”Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from πονηρός · “evil/bad” · Strong's G4190
- φλυαρῶνphluarōn“prating against”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from φλυαρέω · “to talk nonsense” · Strong's G5396
- ἡμᾶς·hēmas“us;”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- ἀρκούμενοςarkoumenos“being satisfied”Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀρκέω · “be sufficient” · Strong's G0714
- ἐπὶepi“with”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τούτοις,toutois“these,”Demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- οὔτεoute“neither”Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3777
- αὐτὸςautos“himself”Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐπιδέχεταιepidechetai“he receives”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιδέχομαι · “to welcome” · Strong's G1926
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀδελφούς,adelphous“brothers,”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τοὺςtous“those”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βουλομένουςboulomenous“purposing”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from βούλομαι · “to plan” · Strong's G1014
- κωλύειkōluei“he forbids”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κωλύω · “to prevent” · Strong's G2967
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐκek“from”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- τῆςtēs“the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐκκλησίαςekklēsias“church”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐκκλησία · “assembly” · Strong's G1577
- ἐκβάλλει.ekballei“he casts [them] out.”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκβάλλω · “to expel” · Strong's G1544
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)