3 John 1:8
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.”
συνεργός
Fellow worker, co-worker. Sunergos. We are God's fellow workers. God invites human participation in His work. Being called a co-worker with God is the highest vocational title available.
οὖν
therefore
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οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
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ἵνα
so that
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ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
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γίνομαι
we may be
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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ὑπολαμβάνω
to receive
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ὑπολαμβάνω
to take from below, i.e. carry upward; figuratively, to take up, i.e. continue a discourse or topic; mentally, to assume (presume)
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ὀφείλω
ought
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ὀφείλω
to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty
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τοιοῦτος
such men
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τοιοῦτος
truly this, i.e. of this sort (to denote character or individuality)
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