1The elderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245to the belovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27GaiusΓαΐῳGaiōG1050,whomὃνhonG3739IloveἀγαπῶagapōG25in truthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.
2Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,I prayεὔχομαίeuchomaiG2172that in allG3956respectsG3956you may prosperεὐοδοῦσθαιeuodousthaiG2137and be in goodG5198healthὑγιαίνεινhugiaineinG5198,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as your soulψυχή.psuchēG5590prospersεὐοδοῦταίeuodoutaiG2137.
3For Iwas veryλίανlianG3029gladἐχάρηνecharēnG5463whenbrethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80cameἐρχομένωνerchomenōnG2064and testifiedμαρτυρούντωνmarturountōnG3140to your truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225, that is,howκαθὼςkathōsG2531youare walkingπεριπατεῖς.peripateisG4043in truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.
4I haveἔχωechōG2192noοὐκoukG3756greaterμειζοτέρανmeizoteranG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479thanthisτούτωνtoutōnG3778,to hearἀκούωakouōG191ofmy childrenτέκναteknaG5043walkingπεριπατοῦντα.peripatountaG4043in the truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.
5Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,you are actingποιεῖςpoieisG4160faithfullyπιστὸνpistonG4103in whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739G1437you accomplishἐργάσῃergasēG2038for thebrethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80, andespeciallyτοῦτοtoutoG3778when they arestrangersξένους,xenousG3581;
6and they have testifiedἐμαρτύρησάνemarturēsanG3140to your loveἀγάπῃagapēG26beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the churchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577.You will doποιήσειςpoiēseisG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573tosendG4311them on their wayG4311in a mannerG516worthyG516of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
7For they wentἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831out for the sakeὑπὲρhuperG5228ofthe NameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686,acceptingλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367from the Gentilesἐθνικῶν.ethnikōnG1482.
8ThereforeοὖνounG3767we oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784tosupportὑπολαμβάνεινhupolambaneinG5274suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108menG5108,soἵναinaG2443that we maybe fellowσυνεργοὶsunergoiG4904workersG4904with the truthἀληθείᾳ.¶alētheiaG225.
9I wroteἜγραψάEgrapsaG1125somethingτιtiG5100to the churchἐκκλησίᾳ·ekklēsiaG1577;but DiotrephesΔιοτρέφηςDiotrephēsG1361,who lovesG5383tobe firstG5383among them, does not acceptἐπιδέχεταιepidechetaiG1926what we sayG1473.
10For thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223,ifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθω,elthōG2064,I will callG5279attentionG5279to his deedsἔργαergaG2041whichἃhaG3739he doesποιεῖ,poieiG4160,unjustlyG5396accusingG5396us with wickedπονηροῖςponēroisG4190wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056;and not satisfiedἀρκούμενοςarkoumenosG714with thisτούτοις,toutoisG3778,he himselfG846does notreceiveἐπιδέχεταιepidechetaiG1926thebrethrenἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,eitherοὔτεouteG3777,and he forbidsκωλύειkōlueiG2967thoseG3588who desireβουλομένουςboulomenousG1014to do so andputsἐκβάλλει.¶ekballeiG1544themout of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577.
11BelovedἈγαπητέ,AgapēteG27,do not imitateμιμοῦmimouG3401whatG2556is evilG2556,but whatG18is goodG18.The one who doesG15goodἀγαθοποιῶνagathopoiōnG15is of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;the one who doesG2554evilκακοποιῶνkakopoiōnG2554has not seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708Godθεόν.theonG2316.
12DemetriusΔημητρίῳDēmētriōG1216has receivedG3140a goodtestimonyG3140from everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956,and from the truthἀληθείας·alētheiasG225itselfαὐτῆςautēsG846;and we addG3140our testimonyG3140, andyou knowG3609that our testimonyG3140is trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227.
13I hadεἶχονeichonG2192manyΠολλὰPollaG4183thingsG4183to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125to you, but I amG2309not willingG2309to writeγράφειν·grapheinG1125themto you with penκαλάμουkalamouG2563and inkG3189;
14but I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679to seeG3708you shortlyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112,and we will speakλαλήσομεν.lalēsomenG2980faceστόμαstomaG4750to faceστόμαstomaG4750.PeaceG1515beto you. The friendsG5384greetG782you. GreetG782the friendsG5384by nameG3686.
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