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¹ The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.² Beloved, in regard to all things, I pray for you to prosper and to be in health, as your soul prospers.

³ For I rejoiced greatly at the coming of the brothers, also bearing witness of you in the truth, as you walk in truth.⁴ I have no greater joy than these things, that I hear my children are walking in truth.⁵ Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you work for the brothers and for the strangers,⁶ who in love bore witness of you before the assembly, whom you will do well to send forward worthily of God.⁷ For on behalf of His name they went out, taking nothing from the nations.⁸ Therefore, we ought to entertain such men , that we may become co-workers in the truth.

⁹ I wrote to the assembly, but he loving to be first of them, Diotrephes, does not receive us.¹⁰ Because of this, if I come, I will recall his works which he does, ranting against us with evil words. And not being satisfied with these, neither does he receive the brothers; and those intending ¹¹ Beloved, do not imitate the bad, but the good. The one doing good is of God; but the one doing bad has not seen God.

¹² Witness has been borne to Demetrius by all, and by the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our witness is true.¹³ I had many things to write, but I do not desire to write by means of pen and ink.¹⁴ But I am hoping to see you at once, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.