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3 John 1

Common English Bible CEB

1 From the elder. To my dear friend Gaius, whom I truly love.

2 Dear friend, I'm praying that all is well with you and that you enjoy good health in the same way that you prosper spiritually.

3 I was overjoyed when the brothers and sisters arrived and spoke highly of your faithfulness to the truth, shown by how you live according to the truth.

4 I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.

5 Dear friend, you act faithfully in whatever you do for our brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers.

6 They spoke highly of your love in front of the church. You all would do well to provide for their journey in a way that honors God,

7 because they left on their journey for the sake of Jesus Christ without accepting any support from the Gentiles.

8 Therefore, we ought to help people like this so that we can be coworkers with the truth.

9 I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, doesn't welcome us.

10 Because of this, if I come, I will bring up what he has done—making unjustified and wicked accusations against us. And as if that were not enough, he not only refuses to welcome the brothers and sisters but stops those who want to do so and even throws them out of the church!

11 Dear friend, don't imitate what is bad but what is good. Whoever practices what is good belongs to God. Whoever practices what is bad has not seen God.

12 Everyone speaks highly of Demetrius, even the truth itself. We also speak highly of him, and you know that what we say is true.

13 I have a lot to say to you, but I don't want to use pen and ink.

14 I hope to see you soon, and we will speak face-to-face.

15 Peace be with you. Your friends here greet you. Greet our friends there by name.

New Revised Standard NRS

1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

2 Beloved, 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.

3 I was overjoyed when some of the friends arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, namely how you walk in the truth.

4 I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

5 Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the friends, even though they are strangers to you;

6 they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on in a manner worthy of God;

7 for they began their journey for the sake of Christ, accepting no support from non-believers.

8 Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we may become co-workers with the truth.

9 I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority.

10 So 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.

11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but imitate what is good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.

12 Everyone has testified favorably about Demetrius, and so has the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.

13 I have much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink;

14 instead I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to face.

15 Peace to you. The friends send you their greetings. Greet the friends there, each by name.