3John - Chapter 1 | Good News Translation

  • 1. From the Elder--- To my dear Gaius, whom I truly love.
  • 2. My dear friend, I pray that everything may go well with you and that you may be in good health---as I know you are well in spirit.
  • 3. I was so happy when some Christians arrived and told me how faithful you are to the truth---just as you always live in the truth.
  • 4. Nothing makes me happier than to hear that my children live in the truth.
  • 5. My dear friend, you are so faithful in the work you do for other Christians, even when they are strangers.
  • 6. They have spoken to the church here about your love. Please help them to continue their trip in a way that will please God.
  • 7. For they set out on their trip in the service of Christ without accepting any help from unbelievers.
  • 8. We Christians, then, must help these people, so that we may share in their work for the truth.
  • 9. I wrote a short letter to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to be their leader, will not pay any attention to what I say.
  • 10. When I come, then, I will bring up everything he has done: the terrible things he says about us and the lies he tells! But that is not enough for him; he will not receive the Christians when they come, and even stops those who want to receive them and tries to drive them out of the church!
  • 11. My dear friend, do not imitate what is bad, but imitate what is good. Whoever does good belongs to God; whoever does what is bad has not seen God.
  • 12. Everyone speaks well of Demetrius; truth itself speaks well of him. And we add our testimony, and you know that what we say is true.
  • 13. I have so much to tell you, but I do not want to do it with pen and ink.
  • 14. I hope to see you soon, and then we will talk personally. {cf2 (1:15)} Peace be with you. All your friends send greetings. Greet all our friends personally.
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