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 earnestly pray, that thou mayst prosper and be in health, as thy soul prospereth.

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

For I greatly rejoiced, when the brethren came, and bore testimony to thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth.

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

And I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in the truth.

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

Beloved, thou actest faithfully in whatsoever service thou dost to the brethren, and to strangers too;

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

who have borne witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well in forwarding, as is worthy of God.

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

For they went forth for his name's sake, taking nothing of the gentiles.

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

We ought therefore to receive such, that we may become fellow-laborers in 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 church: but Diotrephes, who affects the pre-eminence among them, doth not receive 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.

Therefore when I come, I will remember his deeds, prating against us with wicked words: and not content with these, he neither receiveth the brethren himself, nor suffers those that would; and casteth them out of the church.

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 thou follow that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doth good is of God: but he, that doth evil, hath 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.

A good testimony is borne to Demetrius by all men, and by the truth itself: yea, and we also bear him like witness, 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 would not write to thee with 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.

for I hope to see thee soon, and we shall speak mouth to mouth. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.