3 John 1

1 I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.

The elder To Gaius the beloved whom I myself love in truth.

2 My loved one, it is my prayer that you may do well in all things, and be healthy in body, even as your soul does well.

Beloved, concerning all things I pray you to do well and to be in good health even as does well your soul.

3 For it gave me great joy when some of the brothers came and gave witness that you had the true faith and were walking in the true way.

I rejoiced for exceedingly when were coming [the] brothers and those bearing witness from you to the to truth, even as you yourself in truth are walking.

4 I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.

Greater than these things not I have (joy *NK(O)*) that I may hear of my children in (the *no*) truth walking.

5 My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;

Beloved, faithfully you are doing whatever maybe you shall do for the brothers and (for *k*) (that [thing] *N(k)O*) strangers,

6 Who have given witness to the church of your love for them: and you will do well to send them on their way well cared for, as is right for servants of God:

who testified of your love before [the] church, whom well you will do having set forward worthily of God.

7 For they went out for love of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

On behalf for of the name they went forth nothing accepting from the (Gentile [people]. *N(k)O*)

8 So it is right for us to take in such men as guests, so that we may take our part in the work of the true faith.

We ourselves therefore ought (to receive *N(k)O*) such [men] so that fellow workers we may be in the truth.

9 I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, whose desire is ever to have the first place among them, will not have us there.

I have written (something *no*) to the church; but the [one] loving to be first among them Diotrephes not welcomes us.

10 So if I come, I will keep in mind the things he does, talking against us with evil words: and as if this was not enough, he does not take the brothers into his house, and those who are ready to take them in, he keeps from doing so, putting them out of the church if they do.

Because of this, if I shall come, I will bring to remembrance of him the works which he is doing, with words evil prating against us; and not being satisfied with these, neither himself he receives the brothers, and those purposing he forbids and from the church he casts [them] out.

11 My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.

Beloved, not do imitate what [is] evil but what [is] good. The [one] doing good of God is; the [one] (now *k*) doing evil not has seen God.

12 Demetrius has the approval of all men and of what is true: and we give the same witness, and you are certain that our witness is true.

To Demetrius witness has been given by all and by itself the truth; and we ourselves also bear witness, and (you know *N(k)O*) that the testimony of us true is.

13 I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen:

Many things I had (to write *N(k)O*) (to you, *no*) but not I desire with ink and pen to you (to write; *N(k)O*)

14 But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face. May you have peace. Your friends here send you their love. Give my love to our friends by name.

I hope however soon you to see and mouth to mouth we will speak. Peace to you. Greet you the friends. do greet the friends by name.