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Greeting
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Greeting to Gaius
The Elder,
To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth:
The Elder,
To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth:
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.
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth.
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
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 testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God.
who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well,
For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
because they went forth for His name’s sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority.
Diotrephes and Demetrius
I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us.
I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us.
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 evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
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.
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.
Farewell Greeting
I had many things to write, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink;
I had many things to write, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink;