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Greeting to Gaius from the Elder
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Greeting
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Beloved, I desire that in all things thou shouldest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers.
Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
For I rejoiced exceedingly when [the] brethren came and bore testimony to thy [holding fast the] truth, even as *thou* walkest in truth.
I have no greater joy than these things that I hear of my children walking in the truth.
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
Gaius' Example of Hospitality
Beloved, thou doest faithfully [in] whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers,
Beloved, thou doest faithfully [in] whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers,
Support and Opposition
Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are,
Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are,
(who have witnessed of thy love before [the] assembly,) in setting forward whom on their journey worthily of God, thou wilt do well;
who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God.
for for the name have they gone forth, taking nothing of those of the nations.
For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
*We* therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow-workers with the truth.
Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
Diotrephes and Demetrius
I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, receives us not.
I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, receives us not.
I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority.
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.
So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church.
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.
Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
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.
Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also add our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true.
Conclusion
I had many things to write to thee, but I will not with ink and pen write to thee;
I had many things to write to thee, but I will not with ink and pen write to thee;
Final Greetings
I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink.
I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink.