/1-1- THE ELDER UNTO THE WELLBELOVED GAIUS
WHOM I LOVE IN THE TRUTH.
/1-2- BELOVED
I WISH ABOVE ALL THINGS THAT THOU MAYEST PROSPER AND BE IN HEALTH
EVEN AS THY SOUL PROSPERETH.
/1-3- FOR I REJOICED GREATLY
WHEN THE BRETHREN CAME AND TESTIFIED OF THE TRUTH THAT IS IN THEE
EVEN AS THOU WALKEST IN THE TRUTH.
/1-4- I HAVE NO GREATER JOY THAN TO HEAR THAT MY CHILDREN WALK IN TRUTH.
/1-5- BELOVED
THOU DOEST FAITHFULLY WHATSOEVER THOU DOEST TO THE BRETHREN
AND TO STRANGERS
/1-6- WHICH HAVE BORNE WITNESS OF THY CHARITY BEFORE THE CHURCH- WHOM IF THOU BRING FORWARD ON THEIR JOURNEY AFTER A GODLY SORT
THOU SHALT DO WELL-
/1-7- BECAUSE THAT FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE THEY WENT FORTH
TAKING NOTHING OF THE GENTILES.
/1-8- WE THEREFORE OUGHT TO RECEIVE SUCH
THAT WE MIGHT BE FELLOWHELPERS TO THE TRUTH.
/1-9- I WROTE UNTO THE CHURCH- BUT DIOTREPHES
WHO LOVETH TO HAVE THE PREEMINENCE AMONG THEM
RECEIVETH US NOT.
/1-10- WHEREFORE
IF I COME
I WILL REMEMBER HIS DEEDS WHICH HE DOETH
PRATING AGAINST US WITH MALICIOUS WORDS- AND NOT CONTENT THEREWITH
NEITHER DOTH HE HIMSELF RECEIVE THE BRETHREN
AND FORBIDDETH THEM THAT WOULD
AND CASTETH THEM OUT OF THE CHURCH.
/1-11- BELOVED
FOLLOW NOT THAT WHICH IS EVIL
BUT THAT WHICH IS GOOD. HE THAT DOETH GOOD IS OF GOD- BUT HE THAT DOETH EVIL HATH NOT SEEN GOD.
/1-12- DEMETRIUS HATH GOOD REPORT OF ALL MEN
AND OF THE TRUTH ITSELF- YEA
AND WE ALSO BEAR RECORD AND YE KNOW THAT OUR RECORD IS TRUE.
/1-13- I HAD MANY THINGS TO WRITE
BUT I WILL NOT WITH INK AND PEN WRITE UNTO THEE-
/1-14- BUT I TRUST I SHALL SHORTLY SEE THEE
AND WE SHALL SPEAK FACE TO FACE. PEACE BE TO THEE. OUR FRIENDS SALUTE THEE. GREET THE FRIENDS BY NAME.
