Godbey - III John

Chapter 1

1:1  The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I truly love with divine love.

1:2  Beloved, I pray that you may prosper concerning all things and be well, as your soul prospers.

1:3  I rejoice exceedingly, the brethren coming and witnessing to thy truth, as thou art walking about in truth.

1:4  I have no greater joy than this, that I may hear of my children walking about in truth.

1:5  Beloved, whatsoever faithful deed thou mayest do to the brethren, thou art also dispensing to the strangers,

1:6  who have witnessed to thy divine love before the church: whom you will do well, having sent forth worthily of God.

1:7  For the sake of his name they went out, receiving nothing from the Gentiles.

1:8  Therefore we ought to receive such, in order that we may be fellow-workers with the truth.

1:9  I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, loving the preeminence over them, does not receive us.

1:10  On account of this, if I may come, I will remember his works which he is doing, berating us with wicked speeches: and not content with these, he does not receive the brethren, and he prohibits them wishing to receive them, and casts them out of the church.

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

1:12  To Demetrius it has been testified by all, and by the truth itself: and we also testify: and you know that our testimony is true.

1:13  Having many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write them to you with ink and paper:

1:14  but I hope to see you immediately, and mouth to mouth we will speak. Peace be unto you. The friends salute you; salute the friends by name.