3 John 1

1 The elder, To Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.

2 Beloved, concerning all things I pray you to prosper and to be in good health, just as your soul prospers.

3 For I rejoiced exceedingly [on] the brothers' coming and testifying of your truth, just as you are walking in truth.

4 I have no greater joy than these things, that I should hear of my children walking in the truth.

5 Beloved, you are doing faithfully whatever you might work for the brothers, and they are strangers,

6 who testified of your love before the church, whom you will do well having sent forward worthily of God.

7 For they went out on behalf of the Name, receiving nothing from the Gentiles.

8 Therefore we ought to support such, so that we may be fellow workers in the truth.

9 I did write something to the church; but the one loving to be first among them, Diotrephes, does not welcome us.

10 Because of this, if I should come, I will bring to remembrance his works that he is doing, prattling against us with evil words; and not being satisfied with these, neither does he welcome the brothers himself, and he forbids those intending, and he casts [them] out of the church.

11 Beloved, do not imitate what [is] evil, but what [is] good. The one doing good is of God; the one doing evil has not seen God.

12 Testimony has been given to Demetrius by all, and by the truth itself; and we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

13 I had many things to write to you, but I do not want to write to you with ink and pen;

14 but I hope to see you soon, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.