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The Elder to his dear friend Gaius. Truly I love you.
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My dear friend, I pray that you may in all respects prosper and enjoy good health, just as your soul already prospers.
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For it is an intense joy to me when brethren come and bear witness to your fidelity to the truth--that you live in obedience to the truth.
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I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living in obedience to the truth.
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My dear friend, you are acting faithfully in all your behaviour towards the brethren, even when they are strangers to you.
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They have testified, in the presence of the Church, to your love; and you will do well to help them on their journey in a manner worthy of your fellowship with God.