3 John 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

And I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in 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,

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

6 who testified of your love before [the] church, whom well you will do having set 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 On behalf for of the name they went forth nothing accepting from the (Gentile [people]. *N(k)O*)

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

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

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

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, 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.

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 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.

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

I had many things to write: but I would not write to thee with pen and ink;

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.

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.