3 John 1

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

ο πρεσβυτερος γαιω τω αγαπητω ον εγω αγαπω εν αληθεια

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

αγαπητε περι παντων ευχομαι σε ευοδουσθαι και υγιαινειν καθως ευοδουται σου η ψυχη

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

εχαρην γαρ λιαν ερχομενων αδελφων και μαρτυρουντων σου τη αληθεια καθως συ εν αληθεια περιπατεις

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

μειζοτεραν τουτων ουκ εχω χαραν ινα ακουω τα εμα τεκνα εν αληθεια περιπατουντα

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

αγαπητε πιστον ποιεις ο εαν εργαση εις τους αδελφους και εις τους ξενους

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

οι εμαρτυρησαν σου τη αγαπη ενωπιον εκκλησιας ους καλως ποιησεις προπεμψας αξιως του θεου

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

υπερ γαρ του ονοματος εξηλθον μηδεν λαμβανοντες απο των εθνων

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

ημεις ουν οφειλομεν απολαμβανειν τους τοιουτους ινα συνεργοι γινωμεθα τη αληθεια

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

εγραψα τη εκκλησια αλλ ο φιλοπρωτευων αυτων διοτρεφης ουκ επιδεχεται ημας

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.

δια τουτο εαν ελθω υπομνησω αυτου τα εργα α ποιει λογοις πονηροις φλυαρων ημας και μη αρκουμενος επι τουτοις ουτε αυτος επιδεχεται τους αδελφους και τους βουλομενους κωλυει και εκ της εκκλησιας εκβαλλει

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;

αγαπητε μη μιμου το κακον αλλα το αγαθον ο αγαθοποιων εκ του θεου εστιν ο δε κακοποιων ουχ εωρακεν τον θεον

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.

δημητριω μεμαρτυρηται υπο παντων και υπ αυτης της αληθειας και ημεις δε μαρτυρουμεν και οιδατε οτι η μαρτυρια ημων αληθης εστιν

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

πολλα ειχον γραφειν αλλ ου θελω δια μελανος και καλαμου σοι γραψαι

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.

ελπιζω δε ευθεως ιδειν σε και στομα προς στομα λαλησομεν ειρηνη σοι ασπαζονται σε οι φιλοι ασπαζου τους φιλους κατ ονομα