3 John 1:12 KJV

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.

Thou and Ye

ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

3 John 1:9–12Both the heart and mouth must be watched. The temper and spirit of Diotrephes was full of pride and ambition. It is bad not to do good ourselves; but it is...

Thompson Chains

Good NameSee the chain from 1 Samuel 18:30 · 8 links
TruthfulnessSee the chain from Proverbs 12:19 · 3 links

Cross References

1 Timothy 3:7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
John 21:24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
John 19:35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
Acts 10:22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
Acts 22:12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
1 Thessalonians 4:12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

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Topics

Demetrius 2. A Christian mentioned in

Bible Dictionary

Demetrius(1.) A silversmith at Ephesus, whose chief occupation was to make “silver shrines for Diana” (q.v.), Acts 19:24, i.e., models either of...

Greek and Strong’s

Demetrius Δημητρίῳ Dēmētriō Δημήτριος Noun · dative masculine singular
hath good report μεμαρτύρηται memartyrētai μαρτυρέω Verb · perfect passive indicative, third person singular
of ὑπὸ hypo ὑπό Preposition
all πάντων pantōn πᾶς Adjective · genitive masculine plural
and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
of ὑπʼ hyp’ ὑπό Preposition
the truth τῆς tēs Article · genitive feminine singular ἀληθείας alētheias ἀλήθεια Noun · genitive feminine singular
itself αὐτῆς autēs αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive feminine singular
yea δὲ de δέ Conjunction
and καὶ kai καί Adverb
we ἡμεῖς hēmeis Pronoun · first person, nominative plural ἡμεῖς hēmeîs
bear record μαρτυροῦμεν martyroumen μαρτυρέω Verb · present active indicative, first person plural
and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
ye know οἴδατε oidate εἴδω Verb · perfect active indicative, second person plural
that ὅτι hoti ὅτι Conjunction
our ἡμῶν hēmōn Pronoun · first person, genitive plural ἡμῶν hēmōn
record ἡ hē Article · nominative feminine singular μαρτυρία martyria μαρτυρία Noun · nominative feminine singular
is ἐστιν estin Verb · present active indicative, third person singular ἐστί estí
true ἀληθής alēthēs ἀληθής Adjective · nominative feminine singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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