LITV - III John - 1

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

1:2  Beloved, in regard to all things, I pray for you to prosper and to be in health, as your soul prospers.

1:3  For I rejoiced greatly at the coming of the brothers, also bearing witness of you in the truth, as you walk in truth.

1:4  I have no greater joy than these things, that I hear my children are walking in truth.

1:5  Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you work for the brothers and for the strangers,

1:6  who in love bore witness of you before the church, whom you will do well to send forward worthily of God.

1:7  For on behalf of His name they went out, taking nothing from the nations.

1:8  Therefore, we ought to entertain such men , that we may become co-workers in the truth.

1:9  I wrote to the church, but he loving to be first of them, Diotrephes, does not receive us.

1:10  Because of this, if I come, I will recall his works which he does, ranting against us with evil words. And not being satisfied with these, neither does he receive the brothers; and those intending it he prevents, and thrusts them out from the church.

1:11  Beloved, do not imitate the bad, but the good. The one doing good is of God; but the one doing bad has not seen God.

1:12  Witness has been borne to Demetrius by all, and by the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our witness is true.

1:13  I had many things to write, but I do not desire to write by means of pen and ink.

1:14  But I am hoping to see you at once, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.