3 John

Revised Geneva Translation

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

² Beloved, I wish chiefly that you prosper and fare well as your soul prospers.

³ For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified of the truth that is in you; how you walk in the truth.

⁴ I have no greater joy than these: to hear that my sons walk in truth.

⁵ Beloved, you faithfully do whatever you do for the brother and for strangers;

⁶ who bore witness of your love before the churches. If you bring them on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you shall do well.

⁷ Because, they went forth for His Name’s sake and took nothing from the Gentiles.

⁸ Therefore, we ought to receive such, so that we might be helpers to the Truth.

⁹ I wrote to the church. But Diotrephes (who loves to have the pre-eminence among them) will not receive us.

¹⁰ Therefore, if I come, I will remind you of his deeds which he does - prattling against us with malicious words - and not content with this, he not only does not receive the brothers himself, but forbids those who would and thrusts them out of the church.

¹¹ Beloved, do not follow that which is evil, but that which is good. The one who does well is of God. But the one who does evil has not seen God.

¹² Demetrius has good report of all, and of the truth itself. Indeed, and we ourselves bear witness. And you know that our witness is true.

¹³ I have many things to write. But I will not write to you with ink and pen.

¹⁴ For I trust I shall shortly see you. And we shall speak mouth to mouth. Peace be with you. The friends salute you. Greet your friends by name.