Ιωαννου Γ΄ 1

1 Ὁ πρεσβύτερος Γαΐῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ.

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

2 ἀγαπητέ, περὶ πάντων εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι καὶ ὑγιαίνειν καθὼς εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή.

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

3 ἐχάρην γὰρ λίαν ἐρχομένων ἀδελφῶν καὶ μαρτυρούντων σου τῇ ἀληθείᾳ, καθὼς σὺ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ περιπατεῖς.

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

4 μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω (χαρὰν *NK(O)*) ἵνα ἀκούω τὰ ἐμὰ τέκνα ἐν (τῇ *no*) ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα.

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

5 ἀγαπητέ, πιστὸν ποιεῖς ὃ ἐὰν ἐργάσῃ εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ (εἰς *k*) (τοῦτο *N(k)O*) ξένους,

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

6 οἳ ἐμαρτύρησάν σου τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐνώπιον ἐκκλησίας, οὓς καλῶς ποιήσεις προπέμψας ἀξίως τοῦ θεοῦ.

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

7 ὑπὲρ γὰρ τοῦ ὀνόματος ἐξῆλθον μηδὲν λαμβάνοντες ἀπὸ τῶν (ἐθνικῶν. *N(k)O*)

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

8 ἡμεῖς οὖν ὀφείλομεν (ὑπολαμβάνειν *N(k)O*) τοὺς τοιούτους ἵνα συνεργοὶ γινώμεθα τῇ ἀληθείᾳ.

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

9 Ἔγραψά (τι *no*) τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἀλλ᾽ ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν Διοτρέφης οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς.

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

10 διὰ τοῦτο, ἐὰν ἔλθω, ὑπομνήσω αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα ἃ ποιεῖ, λόγοις πονηροῖς φλυαρῶν ἡμᾶς· καὶ μὴ ἀρκούμενος ἐπὶ τούτοις, οὔτε αὐτὸς ἐπιδέχεται τοὺς ἀδελφούς, καὶ τοὺς βουλομένους κωλύει καὶ ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἐκβάλλει.

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 Ἀγαπητέ, μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν. ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν· ὁ (δὲ *k*) κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν θεόν.

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 Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται ὑπὸ πάντων καὶ ὑπὸ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας· καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ μαρτυροῦμεν, καὶ (οἶδας *N(k)O*) ὅτι ἡ μαρτυρία ἡμῶν ἀληθής ἐστιν.

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 Πολλὰ εἶχον (γράψαι *N(k)O*) (σοι, *no*) ἀλλ᾽ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι (γράφειν· *N(k)O*)

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

14 ἐλπίζω δὲ εὐθέως σε ἰδεῖν, καὶ στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλήσομεν. εἰρήνη σοι. ἀσπάζονταί σε οἱ φίλοι. ἀσπάζου τοὺς φίλους κατ᾽ ὄνομα.

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.