3 John 1

1 The elder To Gaius the beloved whom I myself love in truth.

The Elder to his dear friend Gaius. Truly I love you.

2 Beloved, concerning all things I pray you to do well and to be in good health even as does well your soul.

My dear friend, I pray that you may in all respects prosper and enjoy good health, just as your soul already prospers.

3 I rejoiced for exceedingly when were coming [the] brothers and those bearing witness from you to the to truth, even as you yourself in truth are walking.

For it is an intense joy to me when brethren come and bear witness to your fidelity to the truth--that you live in obedience to the truth.

4 Greater than these things not I have (joy *NK(O)*) that I may hear of my children in (the *no*) truth walking.

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living in obedience to the truth.

5 Beloved, faithfully you are doing whatever maybe you shall do for the brothers and (for *k*) (that [thing] *N(k)O*) strangers,

My dear friend, you are acting faithfully in all your behaviour towards the brethren, even when they are strangers to you.

6 who testified of your love before [the] church, whom well you will do having set forward worthily of God.

They have testified, in the presence of the Church, to your love; and you will do well to help them on their journey in a manner worthy of your fellowship with God.

7 On behalf for of the name they went forth nothing accepting from the (Gentile [people]. *N(k)O*)

For it is for Christ that they have gone forth, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.

8 We ourselves therefore ought (to receive *N(k)O*) such [men] so that fellow workers we may be in the truth.

It is therefore our duty to show hospitality to such men, so that we may be fellow workers in promoting the truth.

9 I have written (something *no*) to the church; but the [one] loving to be first among them Diotrephes not welcomes us.

I wrote to the Church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, refuses to listen to us.

10 Because of this, if I shall come, I will bring to remembrance of him the works which he is doing, with words evil prating against us; and not being satisfied with these, neither himself he receives the brothers, and those purposing he forbids and from the church he casts [them] out.

For this reason, if I come, I shall not forget his conduct, nor his idle and mischievous talk against us. And he does not stop there: he not only will not receive the brethren, but those who desire to do this he hinders, and excludes them from the Church.

11 Beloved, not do imitate what [is] evil but what [is] good. The [one] doing good of God is; the [one] (now *k*) doing evil not has seen God.

My dear friend, do not follow wrong examples, but right ones. He who habitually does what is right is a child of God: he who habitually does what is wrong has not seen God.

12 To Demetrius witness has been given by all and by itself the truth; and we ourselves also bear witness, and (you know *N(k)O*) that the testimony of us true is.

The character of Demetrius has the approval of all men, and of the truth itself. We also express our approval of it, and you know that we only give our approval to that which is true.

13 Many things I had (to write *N(k)O*) (to you, *no*) but not I desire with ink and pen to you (to write; *N(k)O*)

I have a great deal to say to you, but I do not wish to go on writing it with ink and pen.

14 I hope however soon you to see and mouth to mouth we will speak. Peace to you. Greet you the friends. do greet the friends by name.

But I hope to see you very soon, and then we will speak face to face. Peace be with you. Our friends send greetings to you. Greet our friends individually.