14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except (A)Crispus and (B)Gaius,

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(A)Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together (B)with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.

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23 (A)Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 16:23 Some manuscripts insert verse 24: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen

18 (A)give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

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17 And (A)whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, (B)giving thanks to God the Father through him.

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15 And let (A)the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called (B)in one body. And (C)be thankful.

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20 (A)giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father (B)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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14 But (A)thanks be to God, who in Christ always (B)leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads (C)the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.

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18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.

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Thanksgiving

I (A)give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,

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Greeting

(A)The elder to the beloved Gaius, (B)whom I love in truth.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. For (C)I rejoiced greatly when the brothers[a] came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that (D)my children are walking in the truth.

Support and Opposition

Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for (E)these brothers, (F)strangers as they are, who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner (G)worthy of God. For they have gone out for the sake of (H)the name, (I)accepting nothing from the Gentiles. Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. 10 So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church.

11 Beloved, (J)do not imitate evil but imitate good. (K)Whoever does good is from God; (L)whoever does evil has not seen God. 12 Demetrius (M)has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also add our testimony, and (N)you know that our testimony is true.

Final Greetings

13 (O)I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink. 14 I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.

15 Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends, (P)each by name.

Footnotes

  1. 3 John 1:3 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 5, 10

Philemon's Love and Faith

(A)I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,

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Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners

12 I thank him (A)who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, (B)appointing me to his service,

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