Greeting

The Elder:(A)

To my dear friend[a] Gaius: I love you in the truth.(B)

Dear friend,[b] I pray that you may prosper in every way and be in good health physically(C) just as you are spiritually.[c] For I was very glad when some brothers came and testified(D) to your faithfulness to the truth—how you are walking in the truth.(E) I have no greater joy(F) than this: to hear that my children(G) are walking in the truth.

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Footnotes

  1. 3 John 1:1 Or my beloved
  2. 3 John 1:2 Or Beloved
  3. 3 John 1:2 Lit as your soul prospers

Greeting

The elder, to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in the truth. Dear friend, I pray you may prosper concerning everything and be healthy, just as your soul prospers. For I rejoiced exceedingly when the[a] brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are walking in the truth. I have no greater joy than this: that I hear my children are walking in the truth.

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Footnotes

  1. 3 John 1:3 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal