3 John 1
1 The Elder vnto the beloued Gaius, whom I loue in the trueth.
THE Elder, to my beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
2 Beloued, I wish chiefly that thou prosperedst and faredst well as thy soule prospereth.
Our beloved; in all things, I pray for thee that thou mayest prosper and be in health, as thy soul doth prosper.
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 greatly, when the brethren came and testified concerning thy integrity, even as thou walkest in the truth.
4 I haue no greater ioy then these, that is, to heare that my sonnes walke in veritie.
And I have no greater joy, than to hear that my children walk in the truth.
5 Beloued, thou doest faithfully, whatsoeuer thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers,
Our beloved, thou doest in faith, what thou performest towards the brethren; and especially towards 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 testimony to thy charity before the whole church, to whom thou doest good, as is pleasing to God.
7 Because that for his Names sake they went forth, and tooke nothing of the Gentiles.
For they went forth in behalf of his name, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
8 We therefore ought to receiue such, that we might be helpers to the trueth.
We therefore ought to receive such persons, that we may be aiders of the truth.
9 I wrote vnto the Church: but Diotrephes which loueth to haue the preeminence among them, receiueth vs not.
I was desirous of writing to the church; but he who loveth to be foremost among them, Diotrephes, receiveth us not.
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.
Therefore, if he come, remember those his doings, that he treated us with malignant words; and this not sufficing him, he received not the brethren; and those who would receive them, he prohibited, and even ejected them from the church.
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.
Our beloved, be not a follower of what is evil, but of what is good. He that doeth good, is of God; but he that doeth evil, 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.
Of Demetrius, there is good testimony from every one, and from the church, and from the truth itself: and we also bear him testimony, and ye know that our testimony is true.
13 I haue many things to write: but I will not with yncke and pen write vnto thee:
I had many things to write to thee; but I will not write them to thee with ink and pen.
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.
But I hope soon to see thee, and to converse mouth to mouth. [ (III John 1:15) Peace be with thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends, severally, by name. ]
