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 the truth.

2 beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper, and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,

Beloved, I pray above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.

3 for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;

For I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came and testified to the truth that is in you, even as you walk in the truth.

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

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

5 Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,

Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do to the brethren, and to strangers,

6 who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God,

who have testified to your love before the church: if you conduct these on their journey, in a manner worthy of God, you will do well:

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

for, on account of his name, they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

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

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

9 I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them — Diotrephes — doth not receive us;

I wrote to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the pre-eminence among them, receives us not.

10 because of this, if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he doth, with evil words prating against us; and not content with these, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and those intending he doth forbid, and out of the assembly he doth cast.

Therefore, if I come, I will remember his works which he does, prating against us with malicious words: and not content with these things, he does not himself receive the brethren, but both forbids those who are willing, and casts them out of the church.

11 Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;

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

12 to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we also — we do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true.

A good report is given of Demetrius by all, and by the truth itself: and we also give our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true.

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

I had many things to write, but I will not communicate them to you with ink and pen.

14 and I hope straightway to see thee, and mouth to mouth we shall speak. Peace to thee! salute thee do the friends; be saluting the friends by name.

But I trust that I shall shortly see you, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace be to you. Our friends here salute you. Salute our friends with you by name.