3YHN 1:1 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) This letter is from Yohan the elder to my dear friend Gaius who I love because we both follow the truth.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST You know me as the elder. I am writing this letter to you, my dear friend Gaius, whom I truly love.

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

OEB From the elder to his dear friend Gaius, whom he sincerely loves.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(1-4)The Pastor, to my good friend Gaius: How truly I love you! We’re the best of friends, and I pray for good fortune in everything you do, and for your good health—that your everyday affairs prosper, as well as your soul! I was most happy when some friends arrived and brought the news that you persist in following the way of Truth. Nothing could make me happier than getting reports that my children continue diligently in the way of Truth!

NET From the elder, to Gaius my dear brother, whom I love in truth.

LSV The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!

FBV This letter comes from the elder[fn] to Gaius, my dear friend, whom I love in the truth.

1:1 Usually understood to refer to John, the writer of this letter.

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

T4T You(sg) know me as the chief Elder. I am writing this letter to you, my dear friend Gaius, whom I truly love.

LEB No LEB 3YHN (3JHN) 1:1 verse available

BBE I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.

Moff No Moff 3YHN (3JHN) book available

Wymth The Elder to his dear friend Gaius. Truly I love you.

ASV The elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.

DRA The ancient to the dearly beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

YLT The Elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!

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

RV The elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.

Wbstr The elder to the well-beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

KJB-1769 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.

KJB-1611 ¶ The Elder vnto the welbeloued Gaius, whom I loue [fn]in the trueth:
(¶ The Elder unto the welbeloued Gaius, whom I love in the truth:)

1:1 Or, truely.

Bshps The elder vnto ye beloued Gaius, whom I loue in the trueth.
(The elder unto ye/you_all beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.)

Gnva The Elder vnto the beloued Gaius, whom I loue in the trueth.
(The Elder unto the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. )

Cvdl The Elder. To the beloued Gaius, whom I loue in the trueth.
(The Elder. To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.)

TNT The Elder vnto the beloven Gayus whom I love in the trueth.
(The Elder unto the beloved Gaius whom I love in the truth. )

Wyc The eldere man to Gayus, most dere brother, whom Y loue in treuthe.
(The elder man to Gaius, most dear brother, whom I love in truth.)

Luth Der Älteste: Gajus, dem Lieben, den ich liebhabe in der Wahrheit.
(The elder: Gaius, to_him Lieben, the I love in the/of_the truth.)

ClVg Senior Gajo carissimo, quem ego diligo in veritate.[fn]
(Senior Gayo carissimo, which I diligo in veritate. )

1.1 Argumentum Gaium pietatis causa extollit, atque ut in ipsa pietate maneat exhortatur: Diotrephen impietatis et superbiæ causa objurgat. Demetrio autem bonum testimonium perhibet cum fratribus universis.

1.1 Argumentum Gaium pietatis causa extollit, atque as in herself pietate maneat exhortatur: Diotrephen impietatis and superbiæ causa obyurgat. Demetrio however bonum testimony perhibet when/with fratribus universis.

UGNT ὁ πρεσβύτερος; Γαΐῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ.
(ho presbuteros; Gaiōi tōi agapaʸtōi, hon egō agapō en alaʸtheia.)

SBL-GNT Ὁ πρεσβύτερος Γαΐῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ.
(Ho presbuteros Gaiōi tōi agapaʸtōi, hon egō agapō en alaʸtheia.)

TC-GNT Ὁ πρεσβύτερος Γαΐῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ.
(Ho presbuteros Gaiōi tōi agapaʸtōi, hon egō agapō en alaʸtheia. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ πρεσβύτερος

the elder

John assumes that Gaius will know who he is when he calls himself The elder. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make John’s name explicit. (See the Introduction to 3 John for a discussion of how to translate the term elder.) Alternate translation: “I, John the elder, am writing”

Note 2 topic: translate-names

Γαΐῳ

˱to˲_Gaius

Gaius is the name of a man, a fellow believer to whom John is writing this letter.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ

whom I /am/_loving in truth

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of truth, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “whom I love sincerely”

Parallel 3YHN 1:1