1The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.G4245G27G1050G3739G1473G25G1722G225
Gaius Commended for His Hospitality
2Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul.G27G2172G4012G3956G4571G2137G2532G5198G2531G4675G5590G21373I was overjoyed when some of the friends arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, namely how you walk in the truth.G1063G5463G3029G80G2064G2532G3140G225G4675G2531G4771G4043G1722G2254I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth.G2192G3756G3186G5130G5479G2443G191G1699G5043G4043G1722G2255Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the friends, even though they are strangers to you;G27G4160G4103G3739G1437G2038G1519G80G2532G1519G35816they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on in a manner worthy of God;G3739G3140G4675G26G1799G1577G3739G4311G516G2316G516G4160G25737for they began their journey for the sake of Christ, accepting no support from non-believers.G1063G5228G846G3686G5228G1831G2983G3367G575G14848Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we may become co-workers with the truth.G2249G3767G3784G618G5108G2443G1096G4904G225
Diotrephes and Demetrius
9I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority.G1125G1577G235G1361G3588G5383G846G1926G2248G375610So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing in spreading false charges against us. And not content with those charges, he refuses to welcome the friends, and even prevents those who want to do so and expels them from the church.G1223G5124G1437G2064G5279G846G2041G3739G4160G5396G2248G4190G3056G2532G3361G714G1909G5125G3777G1926G846G1926G80G2532G2967G1014G2532G1544G1537G157711Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but imitate what is good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.G27G3401G3361G2556G235G18G15G2076G1537G2316G1161G2554G3708G3756G3708G231612Everyone has testified favorably about Demetrius, and so has the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.G1216G3140G5259G3956G2532G5259G225G846G1161G2532G2249G3140G2532G1492G3754G2257G3141G2076G227
Final Greetings
13I have much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink;G2192G4183G1125G235G2309G3756G1223G3188G2532G2563G1125G467114instead I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to face.G1161G1679G1492G2112G1492G4571G2532G2980G4750G4314G4750G1515G4671G5384G782G4571G782G5384G2596G368615Peace to you. The friends send you their greetings. Greet the friends there, each by name.
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