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| [1]The Elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth! |
[1]The Elder unto the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. |
| [2]beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper, and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper, |
[2]Beloved, I wish chiefly that thou prosperest and fairest well as thy soul prospereth. |
| [3]for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk; |
[3]For I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came, and testified of the truth that is in thee, how thou walkest in the truth. |
| [4]greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking. |
[4]I have no greater joy than this, that is, to hear that my sons walk in varity. |
| [5]Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers, |
[5]Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers, |
| [6]who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God, |
[6]Which bare witness of thy love before the Churches. Whom if thou bringest of their journey as it beseemeth according to God, thou shalt do well, |
| [7]because for [His] name they went forth, nothing receiving from the nations; |
[7]Because that for his Name's sake they went forth, and took nothing of the Gentiles. |
| [8]we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth. |
[8]We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be helpers to the truth. |
| [9]I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them -- Diotrephes -- doth not receive us; |
[9]I wrote unto the Church: but Diotrephes which loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. |
| [10]because of this, if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he doth, with evil words prating against us; and not content with these, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and those intending he doth forbid, and out of the assembly he doth cast. |
[10]Wherefore if I come, I will declare his deeds which he doeth, pratling against us with malicious words, and not therewith content, neither he himself receiveth the brethren, but forbiddeth them that would, and thrusteth them out of the Church. |
| [11]Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God; |
[11]Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good: he that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth evil, hath not seen God. |
| [12]to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we also -- we do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true. |
[12]Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we ourselves bear record, and ye know that our record is true. |
| [13]Many things I had to write, but I do not wish through ink and pen to write to thee, |
[13]I have many things to write: but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee. |
| [14]and I hope straightway to see thee, and mouth to mouth we shall speak. Peace to thee! salute thee do the friends; be saluting the friends by name. |
[14]For I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak mouth to mouth. Peace be with thee. The friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name. |