3 John 1:10

10Because ofδιὰthisτοῦτο,ifἐὰνI might comeἔλθω,I will bring to remembranceὑπομνήσωof himαὐτοῦtheτὰworksἔργαwhichἃhe is doingποιεῖ,with wordsλόγοιςevilπονηροῖςprating againstφλυαρῶνusἡμᾶς,andκαὶnotμὴbeing satisfiedἀρκούμενοςwithἐπὶtheseτούτοιςneitherοὔτεhimselfαὐτὸςhe receivesἐπιδέχεταιtheτοὺςbrothersἀδελφοὺςandκαὶthoseτοὺςpurposingβουλομένουςhe forbidsκωλύειandκαὶfromἐκtheτῆςchurchἐκκλησίαςhe casts [them] outἐκβάλλει.

Because of this, if I should come, I will bring to remembrance his works that he is doing, prattling against us with evil words; and not being satisfied with these, neither does he welcome the brothers himself, and he forbids those intending, and he casts [them] out of the church.

Vocab difficulty

63.2

Rare words

  • φλυαρῶν

    φλυαρέω

    I gossip against, talk idly, make empty charges against, talk nonsense.

  • ἐπιδέχεται

    ἐπιδέχομαι

    I accept, admit, welcome.