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3 John
New King James Version → Darby Bible Translation

The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth:

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

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

Beloved, I desire that in all things thou shouldest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers.

For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth.

For I rejoiced exceedingly when [the] brethren came and bore testimony to thy [holding fast the] truth, even as thou walkest in truth.

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in [a]truth.

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

Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren [b]and for strangers,

Beloved, thou doest faithfully [in] whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers,

who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well,

(who have witnessed of thy love before [the] assembly,) in setting forward whom on their journey worthily of God, thou wilt do well;

because they went forth for His name’s sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

for for the name have they gone forth, taking nothing of those of the nations.

We therefore ought to receive[c] such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth.

We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow-workers with the truth.

I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us.

I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, receives us not.

Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating[d] against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church.

For this reason, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he does, babbling against us with wicked words; and not content with these, neither does he himself receive the brethren; and those who would he prevents, and casts [them] out of the assembly.

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, [e]but he who does evil has not seen God.

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He that does good is of God. He that does evil has not seen God.

Demetrius has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also [f]bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true.

Demetrius has witness borne to him by all, and by the truth itself; and we also bear witness, and thou knowest that our witness is true.

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

I had many things to write to thee, but I will not with ink and pen write to thee;

but I hope to see you shortly, and we shall speak face to face. Peace to you. Our friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.

but I hope soon to see thee, and we will speak mouth to mouth. [15] Peace [be] to thee. The friends greet thee. Greet the friends by name.

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