| 1:1 |
The elder unto Gaius the wellbelovedbeloved Gaius whom I love in the truth |
| 1:2 |
Beloved I wishpray abovethat in all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health even as thy soul prospereth |
| 1:3 |
For I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came and testifiedbare ofwitness theunto thy truth that is in thee even as thou walkest in thetruth truth |
| 1:4 |
IGreater joy have noI greaternone joy than this to hear thatof my children walkwalking in the truth |
| 1:5 |
Beloved thou doest faithfullya faithful work in whatsoever thou doest totoward thethem that are brethren and tostrangers strangerswithal; |
| 1:6 |
Whichwho havebare borne witness ofto thy charitylove before the church: whom if thou bringwilt do well to set forward on their journey afterworthily aof godlyGod: sort thou shalt do well: |
| 1:7 |
Becausebecause that for histhe names sake of the Name they went forth taking nothing of the Gentiles |
| 1:8 |
We therefore ought to receivewelcome such that we mightmay be fellowhelpersfellow toworkers for the truth |
| 1:9 |
I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes who loveth to have the preeminence among them receiveth us not |
| 1:10 |
WhereforeTherefore if I come I will rememberbring to remembrance his deedsworks which he doeth prating against us with maliciouswicked words: and not content therewith neither doth he himself receive the brethren and forbiddeth them that would he forbiddeth and casteth them out of the church |
| 1:11 |
Beloved followimitate not that which is evil but that which is good He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God |
| 1:12 |
Demetrius hath goodthe reportwitness of all men and of the truth itself: yea and we also bear recordwitness; and yethou knowknowest that our recordwitness is true |
| 1:13 |
I had many things to write unto thee but I willam notunwilling to write them to thee with ink and pen: write unto thee: |
| 1:14 |
Butbut I trusthope Ishortly shallto shortly see thee and we shall speak face to face Peace be tounto thee OurThe friends salute thee GreetSalute the friends by name |