< 3 John 1 >

1 The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:
The Elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!
2 Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.
beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper, and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,
3 For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;
4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.
5 Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,
6 They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God,
7 For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
because for [His] name they went forth, nothing receiving from the nations;
8 Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth.
9 I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them — Diotrephes — doth not receive us;
10 So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.
because of this, if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he doth, with evil words prating against us; and not content with these, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and those intending he doth forbid, and out of the assembly he doth cast.
11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;
12 Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.
to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we also — we do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true.
13 I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.
Many things I had to write, but I do not wish through ink and pen to write to thee,
14 Instead, I hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send you greetings. Greet each of our friends there by name.
and I hope straightway to see thee, and mouth to mouth we shall speak. Peace to thee! salute thee do the friends; be saluting the friends by name.

< 3 John 1 >