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3 John 1

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.

2 My loved one, it is my prayer that you may do well in all things, and be healthy in body, even as your soul does well.

3 For it gave me great joy when some of the brothers came and gave witness that you had the true faith and were walking in the true way.

4 I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.

5 My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;

6 Who have given witness to the church of your love for them: and you will do well to send them on their way well cared for, as is right for servants of God:

7 For they went out for love of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

8 So it is right for us to take in such men as guests, so that we may take our part in the work of the true faith.

9 I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, whose desire is ever to have the first place among them, will not have us there.

10 So if I come, I will keep in mind the things he does, talking against us with evil words: and as if this was not enough, he does not take the brothers into his house, and those who are ready to take them in, he keeps from doing so, putting them out of the church if they do.

11 My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.

12 Demetrius has the approval of all men and of what is true: and we give the same witness, and you are certain that our witness is true.

13 I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen:

14 But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face. May you have peace. Your friends here send you their love. Give my love to our friends by name.

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Good News Translation GNT

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.

15 Peace be with you. All your friends send greetings. Greet all our friends personally.