3 John 1

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

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

2 Beloved! concerning all things, I pray thou mayest be prospering, and be in health, even as, thy soul, is prospering,

Beloved, I desire that in all things thou shouldest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers.

3 For I rejoiced exceedingly, at brethren coming and bearing witness unto thy truth, —even as, thou, in truth, art walking.

For I rejoiced exceedingly when [the] brethren came and bore testimony to thy [holding fast the] truth, even as thou walkest in truth.

4 I have no, greater, favour than these things, that I should be hearing that, my own children, in the truth, are walking.

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

5 Beloved! a faithful thing, art thou doing, whatsoever thou shalt accomplish for them that are brethren, and withal strangers, —

Beloved, thou doest faithfully [in] whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers,

6 Who have borne witness to thy love before the assembly: whom thou wilt do, nobly, to set forward worthily of God.

(who have witnessed of thy love before [the] assembly, ) in setting forward whom on their journey worthily of God, thou wilt do well;

7 For, in behalf of The Name, have they gone forth, taking, nothing, from them of the nations.

for for the name have they gone forth, taking nothing of those of the nations.

8 We, therefore ought to be sustaining such as these, that we may become, fellowworkers, with the truth.

We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow-workers with the truth.

9 I wrote something unto the assembly; but, he who is fond of taking the first place among them—Diotrephes, doth not make us welcome.

I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, receives us not.

10 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].

For this reason, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he does, babbling against us with wicked words; and not content with these, neither does he himself receive the brethren; and those who would he prevents, and casts [them] out of the assembly.

11 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.

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He that does good is of God. He that does evil has not seen God.

12 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.

Demetrius has witness borne to him by all, and by the truth itself; and we also bear witness, and thou knowest that our witness is true.

13 Many things, had I to write unto thee, —but I am unwilling, with ink and pen, to be writing;

I had many things to write to thee, but I will not with ink and pen write to thee;

14 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.

but I hope soon to see thee, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace [be] to thee. The friends greet thee. Greet the friends by name.