3 John 1

(2 John 1:1–3)

1TheG3588 elderG4245,

To theG3588 belovedG27 GaiusG1050, whomG3739 IG1473 loveG25 inG1722 the truthG225:

2BelovedG27, I pray thatG2172 inG4012 every wayG3956 youG4771 may prosperG2137 andG2532 enjoy good healthG5198, asG2531 yourG4771 soul alsoG5590 prospersG2137. 3ForG1063 I was overjoyedG5463G3029 when the brothersG80 cameG2064 andG2532 testifiedG3140 about yourG4771 devotion to the truthG225, inG1722 which youG4771 continue to walkG4043. 4I haveG2192 noG3756 greaterG3173 joyG5479 thanG3778 toG2443 hearG191 that myG1699 childrenG5043 are walkingG4043 inG1722 theG3588 truthG225.

Gaius Commended for Hospitality

5BelovedG27, you areG4160 faithfulG4103 in whatG3739G1437 you are doingG2038 forG1519 theG3588 brothersG80, andG2532 especially since they areG3778 strangersG3581 to you. 6They have testifiedG3140 toG1799 the churchG1577 about yourG4771 loveG26. You will doG4160 wellG2573 to send them on their wayG4311G3739 in a manner worthyG516 of GodG2316. 7ForG1063 they went outG1831 on behalfG5228 of theG3588 NameG3686, acceptingG2983 nothingG3367 fromG575 theG3588 GentilesG1482. 8ThereforeG3767 weG1473 oughtG3784 to supportG5274 suchG5108 men, so thatG2443 we may beG1096 fellow workersG4904 for theG3588 truthG225.

Diotrephes and Demetrius

9I have writtenG1125 to theG3588 churchG1577 about this,1 butG235 DiotrephesG1361, whoG3588 loves to be firstG5383G846, will not acceptG3756G1926 ourG1473 instruction. 10SoG1223G3778 ifG1437 I comeG2064, I will call attention toG5279 his maliciousG4190 slanderG5396G3056 against usG1473. AndG2532 unsatisfiedG3361G714 withG1909 thatG3778, he refuses to welcomeG3777G846G1926 theG3588 brothersG80 andG2532 forbidsG2967 those whoG3588 want to do soG1014, evenG2532 puttingG1544 them out ofG1537 theG3588 churchG1577.

11BelovedG27, do notG3361 imitateG3401 whatG3588 is evilG2556, butG235 whatG3588 is goodG18. TheG3588 one who does goodG15 isG1510 ofG1537 GodG2316; theG3588 one who does evilG2554 has not seenG3756G3708 GodG2316.

12DemetriusG1216 has received a good testimonyG3140 fromG5259 everyoneG3956, andG2532 fromG5259 theG3588 truthG225 itselfG846. WeG1473 alsoG1161 testifyG3140 for him, andG2532 you knowG1492 thatG3754 ourG1473 testimonyG3141 isG1510 trueG227.

Conclusion

(2 John 1:12–13)

13I haveG2192 many thingsG4183 to writeG1125 to youG4771, butG235 I would preferG2309 notG3756 to do so withG1223 penG2563 andG2532 inkG3188. 14InsteadG1161, I hopeG1679 to seeG3708 youG4771 soonG2112 andG2532 speakG2980 with you face toG4314 face.2

PeaceG1515 to youG4771.

TheG3588 friendsG5384 here send you greetingsG782G4771.

GreetG782 each of our friendsG5384 there byG2596 nameG3686.