3 John 1
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Acts 19.29; 2 Jn 1. The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
2Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in health; I know that it is well with your soul. 3For I greatly rejoiced when some of the brethren arrived and testified to the truth of your life, as indeed you do follow the truth. 4No greater joy can I have than this, to hear that my children follow the truth.
5Beloved, it is a loyal thing you do when you render any service to the brethren, especially to strangers, 6who have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey as befits God's service. 7For they have set out for his sake and have accepted nothing from the heathen. 8So we ought to support such men, that we may be fellow workers in the truth.
9I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge my authority. 10So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, prating against me with evil words. And not content with that, he refuses himself to welcome the brethren, and also stops those who want to welcome them and puts them out of the church.
11Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. He who does good is of God; he who does evil has not seen God. 12#Jn 21.24. Demetrius has testimony from every one, and from the truth itself; I testify to him too, and you know my testimony is true.
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2 Jn 12. I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink; 14I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to face.
15Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends, every one of them.
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3 John 1
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1The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. 2Beloved, I desire that in all things thou shouldest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers.
3For I rejoiced exceedingly when the brethren came and bore testimony to thy holding fast the truth, even as thou walkest in truth. 4I have no greater joy than these things that I hear of my children walking in the truth. 5Beloved, thou doest faithfully in whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers, 6(who have witnessed of thy love before the assembly,) in setting forward whom on their journey worthily of God, thou wilt do well; 7for for the name have they gone forth, taking nothing of those of the nations. 8We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow-workers with the truth.
9I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, receives us not. 10For 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. 11Beloved, 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.
12Demetrius 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. 13I had many things to write to thee, but I will not with ink and pen write to thee; 14but I hope soon to see thee, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace be to thee. The friends greet thee. Greet the friends by name.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.