3YHN 1:12 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) Demetrius has been talked about by everyone and even the truth itself speaks. We have also spoken about him, and you know that what we say is true.

Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, 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).

ULT Demetrius has been borne witness to by all and by the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true.

UST All the believers who know Demetrius say that he is a good person. The way that he lives according to God’s true message also shows you that he is a good person. We also confirm that he is a good person, and you know that what we say is true.

BSB § Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.

BLB Witness has been given to Demetrius by all, and by the truth itself; and we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true.

AICNT Demetrius has received a good testimony from [everyone], and from the truth itself; and we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

OEB Everyone has always had a good word for Demetrius, and the truth itself speaks for him. Yes, and we also add our good word, and you know that what we say is true.

WEB Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

NET Demetrius has been testified to by all, even by the truth itself. We also testify to him, and you know that our testimony is true.

LSV testimony has been given to Demetrius by all, and by the truth itself, and we also—we testify, and you have known that our testimony is true.

FBV Everyone speaks well of Demetrius—and the truth does so too! We also speak well of him, and you know we tell the truth.

TCNT Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone, and by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true.

T4T All the believers who know Demetrius say that he is a good person. The fact that he conducts his life in a way that is consistent/in accordance with God’s true message shows that he is a good person, and we also say the same thing about him. You know that what we say about him is true. So it will be good if you welcome him and help him. He is the one who will be bringing this letter to you.

LEB No LEB 3YHN (3JHN) 1:12 verse available

BBE Demetrius has the approval of all men and of what is true: and we give the same witness, and you are certain that our witness is true.

MOF No MOF 3YHN (3JHN) book available

ASV Demetrius hath the witness of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, we also bear witness; and thou knowest that our witness is true.

DRA To Demetrius testimony is given by all, and by the truth itself, yea and we also give testimony: and thou knowest that our testimony is true.

YLT to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we also — we do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true.

DBY Demetrius has witness borne to him by all, and by the truth itself; and we also bear witness, and thou knowest that our witness is true.

RV Demetrius hath the witness of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, we also bear witness; and thou knowest that our witness is true.

WBS Demetrius hath the witness of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, we also bear witness; and thou knowest that our witness is true.

KJB Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
(Demetrius hath/has good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye/you_all know that our record is true.)

BB Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the trueth it selfe: Yea, and we our selues also beare recorde, and ye knowe that our recorde is true.
(Demetrius hath/has good report of all men, and of the truth itself: Yea, and we our selves also bear recorde, and ye/you_all know that our record is true.)

GNV Demetrius hath good report of al men, and of the trueth it selfe: yea, and wee our selues beare recorde, and ye know that our record is true.
(Demetrius hath/has good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we our selves bear recorde, and ye/you_all know that our record is true.)

CB Demetrius hath good reporte of all men, and of the trueth: yee and we oure selues also beare recorde, and ye knowe that oure recorde is true.
(Demetrius hath/has good reporte of all men, and of the truth: ye/you_all and we our selves also bear recorde, and ye/you_all know that our record is true.)

TNT Demetrius hath good reporte of all men and of the trueth: ye and we oure selves also beare recorde and ye knowe that oure recorde is true.
(Demetrius hath/has good reporte of all men and of the truth: ye/you_all and we our selves also bear record and ye/you_all know that our record is true.)

WYC Witnessing is yoldun to Demetrie of alle men, and of treuthe it silf; but also we beren witnessing, and thou knowist, that oure witnessing is trewe.
(Witnessing is yoldun to Demetrie of all men, and of truth itself; but also we beren witnessing, and thou/you knowist, that our witnessing is trewe.)

LUT Demetrius hat Zeugnis von jedermann und von der Wahrheit selbst; und wir zeugen auch, und ihr wisset, daß unser Zeugnis wahr ist.
(Demetrius has Zeugnis from jedermann and from the truth selbst; and wir witness auch, and her wisset, that unser Zeugnis wahr is.)

CLV Demetrio testimonium redditur ab omnibus, et ab ipsa veritate, sed et nos testimonium perhibemus: et nosti quoniam testimonium nostrum verum est.
(Demetrio testimonium redditur away omnibus, and away ipsa veritate, but and nos testimonium perhibemus: and nosti quoniam testimonium nostrum verum est.)

UGNT Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται ὑπὸ πάντων, καὶ ὑπὸ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας; καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ μαρτυροῦμεν, καὶ οἶδας ὅτι ἡ μαρτυρία ἡμῶν ἀληθής ἐστιν.
(Daʸmaʸtriōi memarturaʸtai hupo pantōn, kai hupo autaʸs taʸs alaʸtheias? kai haʸmeis de marturoumen, kai oidas hoti haʸ marturia haʸmōn alaʸthaʸs estin.)

SBL-GNT Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται ὑπὸ πάντων καὶ ὑπὸ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας· καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ μαρτυροῦμεν, καὶ ⸀οἶδας ὅτι ἡ μαρτυρία ἡμῶν ἀληθής ἐστιν.
(Daʸmaʸtriōi memarturaʸtai hupo pantōn kai hupo autaʸs taʸs alaʸtheias; kai haʸmeis de marturoumen, kai ⸀oidas hoti haʸ marturia haʸmōn alaʸthaʸs estin.)

TC-GNT Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται ὑπὸ πάντων, καὶ ὑπ᾽ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας· καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ μαρτυροῦμεν, καὶ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ μαρτυρία ἡμῶν ἀληθής ἐστι.
(Daʸmaʸtriōi memarturaʸtai hupo pantōn, kai hup᾽ autaʸs taʸs alaʸtheias; kai haʸmeis de marturoumen, kai oidate hoti haʸ marturia haʸmōn alaʸthaʸs esti.)

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται ὑπὸ πάντων

˱to˲_Demetrius /has_been/_attested by all

If your language does not use this passive form, you can state this in active form. Alternate translation: “All attest to Demetrius” or “Everyone praises Demetrius as a good person”

Note 2 topic: translate-names

Δημητρίῳ

˱to˲_Demetrius

Demetrius is the name of a man.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

ὑπὸ πάντων

by all

John says all here as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: “by those who know him”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

καὶ ὑπὸ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας

and by itself the truth

John is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and he has been attested to by the truth itself”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ὑπὸ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας

by by itself the 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: “by the way he truly obeys Jesus”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ὑπὸ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας

by by itself the truth

John is speaking of the truth as if it were a living thing that could testify that Demetrius is a good person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “by his right way of living”

Note 7 topic: writing-pronouns

καὶ ἡμεῖς & μαρτυροῦμεν

and also we & /are/_testifying

For emphasis, John is stating the pronoun we, whose meaning is already present in the verb translated attest. If your language can state implied pronouns explicitly for emphasis, you may want to use that construction here in your translation. Other languages may have other ways of bringing out this emphasis. The ULT does so by using the intensive pronoun ourselves. Alternate translation: “we too firmly attest”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμεῖς & μαρτυροῦμεν & ἡμῶν

we & /are/_testifying & ˱of˲_us

Here the words we ourselves and our refer to John and those with him but do not include Gaius, so use the exclusive form of those words in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

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