3 John 1:15

VER. 3 JOHN 1:15 o;noma. After o;noma several of the later witnesses (L 307 321 378 467 614 1836 1837 1838 vgmss) append the liturgical avmh,n. -------------------------...

I have already written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who is ambitious for the leadership, does not accept our authority. So, then, when I come, I will bring up the matter of his actions, for he talks nonsensically about us with wicked words; he refuses to receive the brothers and attempts to stop those who wish to do so and tries to eject them from the church. Beloved do not imitate the evil but the good. He who does good has the source of his life in God; he who does evil has not seen God. Everybody testifies to the worth of Demetrius, and so does the truth itself; and so do we testify, and you know that our testimony is true. I have many things to write to you; but I do not wish to write to you with ink and pen. I hope to see you soon, and we shall talk face to face. Peace be to you. The friends send their greetings. Greet the friends by name. Here we come to the reason...

ΑΣΠΆΖΟΝΤΑΙ _praes. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΑΣΠΆΖΟΜΑΙ (G782) приветствовать, ΆΣΠΆΖΟΥ _praes. imper. med. (dep.) praes. imper._ может быть итеративным: "приветствовать каждого". О форме 2 и 3 Иоанна в связи с написанием писем в античности, _см._ Robert W.Funk, "The Form and Structure of Second and Third John" JBL 86 (1967): 424-30; Joseph A.Fitzmyer, "Some Notes on Aramaic Epistolography" JBL 93 (1974): 201-25....

2 The prosperity of the soul must not be confounded with spiritual prosperity. Like the salvation of the soul (1Pe_1:9), it refers to that physical enjoyment and satisfaction which will be fully known in the coming kingdom. The Circumcision are promised all physical blessing on the earth; we are blessed with every spiritual blessing among the celestials (Eph_1:3). Such a salvation as this is not at all suited to our calling above in Christ Jesus. 7 "Getting nothing from those of the nations" is proof of the Jewish character of this note. If this were literally obeyed by those who proclaim the truth today, they would have no support whatever. This statement is like a flash of light in a dark place. It shows us that, in early days, there were two entirely distinct churches, one connected with the kingdom proclamation and the hope of Israel, which has since passed away, and the other connec...

3 JOHN—NOTE ON 3 JOHN 1:13 Closing: A Promise to Visit. John echoes his words in 2 John 1:12. Sometimes pastoral oversight requires physical presence. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i