Greeting

The elder:(A)

To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth.(B)

Dear friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and are in good health,(C) just as your whole life is going well.[a] For I was very glad when fellow believers came and testified(D) to your fidelity to the truth—how you are walking in truth.(E) I have no greater joy(F) than this: to hear that my children(G) are walking in truth.

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  1. 2 Or as your soul prospers

A Good Report

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

Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. For I (D)was overjoyed when (E)brothers came and testified to your truth, that is, how you (F)are walking in truth. I have no greater joy than [a]this, to hear of (G)my children (H)walking in the truth.

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  1. 3 John 1:4 Lit these things, that I hear