3 John 1
1 The Elder vnto the beloued Gaius, whom I loue in the trueth.
The elder, unto Gaius the beloved, whom, I, love in truth.
2 Beloued, I wish chiefly that thou prosperedst and faredst well as thy soule prospereth.
Beloved! concerning all things, I pray thou mayest be prospering, and be in health, even as, thy soul, is prospering,
3 For I reioyced greatly when the brethren came, and testified of the trueth that is in thee, how thou walkest in the trueth.
For I rejoiced exceedingly, at brethren coming and bearing witness unto thy truth, —even as, thou, in truth, art walking.
4 I haue no greater ioy then these, that is, to heare that my sonnes walke in veritie.
I have no, greater, favour than these things, that I should be hearing that, my own children, in the truth, are walking.
5 Beloued, thou doest faithfully, whatsoeuer thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers,
Beloved! a faithful thing, art thou doing, whatsoever thou shalt accomplish for them that are brethren, and withal strangers, —
6 Which bare witnesse of thy loue before the Churches. Whom if thou bringest on their iourney as it beseemeth according to God, thou shalt doe well,
Who have borne witness to thy love before the assembly: whom thou wilt do, nobly, to set forward worthily of God.
7 Because that for his Names sake they went forth, and tooke nothing of the Gentiles.
For, in behalf of The Name, have they gone forth, taking, nothing, from them of the nations.
8 We therefore ought to receiue such, that we might be helpers to the trueth.
We, therefore ought to be sustaining such as these, that we may become, fellowworkers, with the truth.
9 I wrote vnto the Church: but Diotrephes which loueth to haue the preeminence among them, receiueth vs not.
I wrote something unto the assembly; but, he who is fond of taking the first place among them—Diotrephes, doth not make us welcome.
10 Wherefore if I come, I will call to your remembrance his deedes which he doeth, pratling against vs with malicious wordes, and not therewith content, neither he himselfe receiueth the brethren, but forbiddeth them that woulde, and thrusteth them out of the Church.
For this cause, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he is doing, —with wicked words, prating against us; and, not content with these, he neither, himself, maketh the brethren welcome, but, them who are minded [to do it], he forbiddeth, and, out of the assembly, doth cast [them].
11 Beloued, follow not that which is euill, but that which is good: he that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euill, hath not seene God.
Beloved! be not thou imitating what is bad, but what is good. He that doeth good, is, of God: he that doeth what is bad, hath not seen God.
12 Demetrius hath good report of al men, and of the trueth it selfe: yea, and wee our selues beare recorde, and ye know that our record is true.
Unto Demetrius, hath witness been borne by all and by the truth itself; howbeit, we also, bear witness, and thou knowest that, our witness, is, true.
13 I haue many things to write: but I will not with yncke and pen write vnto thee:
Many things, had I to write unto thee, —but I am unwilling, with ink and pen, to be writing;
14 For I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speake mouth to mouth. Peace be with thee. The friends salute thee. Greete the friends by name.
I hope, however, straightway, to see thee, and, mouth to mouth, will we talk. Peace be unto thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.
