The Third Epistle of JOHN
The Modern Young's Literal Translation© 2005
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1 The Elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!
2 beloved, I desire you to prosper concerning all things, and to be in health, even as your soul does prosper,
3 for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in you, even as you do walk in truth;
4 I have no joy greater than these things, that I may hear of my children walking in truth.
5 Beloved, faithfully do you do whatever you may work to the brethren and to the strangers,
6 who did testify of your love before an assembly, whom you will do well, having sent forward worthily of God,
7 because for [His] name they went forth, receiving nothing from the nations;
8 we, then, ought to receive such, that we may become fellow-workers to the truth.
9 I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them -- Diotrephes -- does not receive us;
10 because of this, if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he does, with evil words prating against us; and not content with these, neither does he himself receive the brethren, and he does forbid those intending, and he does cast out of the assembly.
11 Beloved, be you not following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, he is of God, and he who is doing evil has not seen God;
12 testimony has been given by all to Demtrius, and by the truth itself, and we also -- we do testify, and you have known that our testimony is true.
13 I had many things to write, but I do not wish through ink and pen to write to you,
14 and I hope straightway to see you, and mouth to mouth we shall speak. Peace to you! the friends do salute you; be saluting the friends by name.
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