3 John 1

1 The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!

The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

2 Beloved, I desire you to prosper concerning all things, and to be in health, even as your soul prospers,

Beloved, I pray for thee to prosper concerning all things, and to be healthy, just as thy soul prospers.

3 for I rejoiced exceedingly, brothers coming and testifying of the truth in you, even as you walk in truth;

For I rejoiced exceedingly of brothers coming and testifying to the truth of thee, just as thou walk in truth.

4 I have no joy greater than these things, that I may hear of my children walking in truth.

I have no greater joy than these things that I hear my children walking in truth.

5 Beloved, you act faithfully in whatever you may do toward the brothers and the one [among] strangers,

Beloved, thou do a faithful thing, whatever thou work for the brothers and for strangers,

6 who testified of your love before an assembly, whom you will do well, having sent forward worthily of God,

who testified about thy love in sight of the congregation, whom thou will do well having helped send on their way worthily of God.

7 because they went forth for [His] Name, receiving nothing from the nations;

For they went forth on behalf of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

8 we, then, ought to receive such, that we may become fellow-workers to the truth.

We therefore ought to welcome such men, so that we might become fellow workmen for the truth.

9 I wrote to the assembly, but he who is loving to be first among them—Diotrephes—does not receive us;

I wrote to the congregation, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first of them, did not accept us.

10 because of this, if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he does, talking nonsense against us with evil words; and not content with these, neither does he himself receive the brothers, and he forbids those intending [to receive them], and he casts [them] out of the assembly.

Because of this, if I come, I will remember his works that he does, prating against us with evil words. And not being satisfied in these, he himself does not even accept the brothers, and he forbids those who would, and expels them out of the congregation.

11 Beloved, do not be following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, he is of God, [but] he who is doing evil has not seen God;

Beloved, do not imitate the evil, but the good. The man doing right is of God. The man doing wrong has not seen God.

12 testimony has been given to Demetrius by all, and by the truth itself, and we also—we testify, and you have known that our testimony is true.

Demetrius has been testified by all, and by the truth itself. But we also testify, and ye know that our testimony is true.

13 Many things I had to write, but I do not wish to write to you through ink and pen,

I had many things to write, but I did not want to write to thee by pen and ink.

14 and I hope to see you soon, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to you! The friends greet you. Be greeting the friends by name.

But I hope to see thee straightaway, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.