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The elder to the beloved Ga′iusGaius whom I love in the truth |
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Beloved I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health; Ias know that it isgoes well with your soul |
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For I rejoiced greatly rejoiced when some of the brethrenbrothers arrivedcame and testified to theyour truth of your life as indeed you doare followwalking in the truth |
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NoI have no greater joy can I have than this to hear that my children followare walking in the truth |
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Beloved it is a loyalfaithful thing you do whenin youall renderyour anyefforts servicefor tothese thebrothers brethrenstrangers especiallyas tothey strangers are |
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who have testified to your love before the church You will do well to send them on their journey asin befitsa Godsmanner serviceworthy of God |
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For they have setgone out for histhe sake andof havethe acceptedname accepting nothing from the heathen Gentiles |
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SoTherefore we ought to support suchpeople menlike these that we may be fellow workers infor the truth |
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I have written something to the church; but Diot′rephesDiotrephes who likes to put himself first does not acknowledge myour authority |
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So if I come I will bring up what he is doing pratingtalking againstwicked menonsense withagainst evilus words And not content with that he refuses himself to welcome the brethrenbrothers and also stops those who want to welcome them and puts them out of the church |
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Beloved do not imitate evil but imitate good HeWhoever who does good is offrom God; hewhoever who does evil has not seen God |
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Deme′triusDemetrius has received a good testimony from everyeveryone one and from the truth itself; IWe testifyalso toadd himour tootestimony and you know mythat our testimony is true |
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I had much to write to you but I would rather not write with pen and ink; |
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I hope to see you soon and we will talk together face to face |
| 1:15 |
Peace be to you The friends greet you Greet the friends everyeach oneby of themname |