Proper Name guide

3 John

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Meaning 1

The antepenultimate book of the New Testament of the Bible, the third epistle of John.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ရှင်ယောဟန်ဩဝါဒစာတတိယစောင် (hrang-yau:hanau:wada.cata.ti.ya.caung) — Book of the Bible
  • Catalan: 3 Joan — Book of the Bible
  • Chinese Cantonese: 約翰三書 /约翰三书 (joek3 hon6 saam1 syu1) — Book of the Bible
  • Chinese Cantonese: 若望三書 /若望三书 (joek6 mong6 saam1 syu1) — Book of the Bible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 約翰三書 /约翰三书 (Yuēhàn Sānshū) — Book of the Bible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 若望三書 /若望三书 (Ruòwàng Sānshū) — Book of the Bible
  • East Nyala: 3 Yohana — Book of the Bible
  • French: 3 Jean — Book of the Bible
  • Nyungwe: 3 Juwau — Book of the Bible
  • Portuguese: 3 João — Book of the Bible
  • Russian: Тре́тье посла́ние Иоа́нна (Trétʹje poslánije Ioánna) — Book of the Bible
  • Ruuli: 3 Yokaana — Book of the Bible
  • Spanish: 3 Juan — Book of the Bible
  • Swedish: Tredje Johannesbrevet — Book of the Bible