3 John 1:8
We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
KJV
ἡμεῖς οὖν ὀφείλομεν ὑπολαμβάνειν τοὺς τοιούτους, ἵνα συνεργοὶ γινώμεθα τῇ ἀληθείᾳ.
Greek NT
Nos ergo debemus suscipere hujusmodi, ut cooperatores simus veritatis.
Vulgate
We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be fellow-workers for the truth.
ASV
We therefore ought to receive such: that we may be fellow helpers of the truth.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
συνεργός
sunergos
adjective · 12×
τοιοῦτος
toioutos
demonstrative · 57×
ἀλήθεια
aletheia
noun · 109×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὀφείλω
opheilo
verb · 35×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑπολαμβάνω
upolambano
verb · 5×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: ὑπολαμβάνειν | WH/Treg/NIV: ὑπολαμβάνειν | RP: ἀπολαμβάνειν
- ὑπολαμβάνειν — SBLGNT
- ὑπολαμβάνειν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἀπολαμβάνειν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 3:5 — Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
- 1Cor 3:9 — For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.
- 1Cor 16:10 — Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.
- 1Cor 16:16 — That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.
- 1Thess 3:2 — And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
- 2Cor 6:1 — We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
- 2Cor 7:2 — Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.
- 2Cor 8:23 — Whether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.
- Acts 13:3 — And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
- Acts 16:15 — And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
- Col 4:11 — And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
- Phil 4:3 — And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
- Phlm 1:24 — Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
- Ps 94:16 — Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
- Rom 14:1 — Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.