New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
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I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.
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.
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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 I was overjoyed when some of the friends arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, namely how you walk in the truth.
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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 this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
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I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.
5 Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the friends, even though they are strangers to you;
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My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;
6 they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on in a manner worthy of God;
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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 began their journey for the sake of Christ, accepting no support from non-believers.
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For they went out for love of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
8 Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we may become co-workers with the truth.
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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 have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority.
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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 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.
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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 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.
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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 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.
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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 have much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink;
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I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen:
14 instead I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to face.
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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.
15 Peace to you. The friends send you their greetings. Greet the friends there, each by name.
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