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A Good Report

^1 (C1)The elder to the beloved ^(C2)Gaius, whom I ^(C3)love in truth.

² Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.³ For I ^(C1)was overjoyed when ^(C2)brothers came and testified to your truth, that is, how you ^(C1)are walking in truth.⁴ I have no greater joy than ^(F1)this, to hear of ^(C1)my children ^(C2)walking in the truth.

⁵ Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the ^(C1)brothers and sisters, and ^(F1)especially when they are ^(C2)strangers;⁶ and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to ^(F1)(C1)send them on their way in a manner ^(C2)worthy of God.⁷ For they went out for the sake of ^(C1)the Name, ^(C2)accepting nothing from the Gentiles.⁸ Therefore we ought to ^(F1)support such people, so that we may ^(F2)prove to be fellow workers ^(F3)with the truth.

⁹ I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to ^(C1)be first among them, does not accept ^(F1)what we say.¹⁰ For this reason, ^(C1)if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with malicious words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not ^(C2)receive the ^(C3)brothers either, and he forbids those who want to do so and ^(C4)puts them out of the church.

¹¹ Beloved, ^(C1)do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. ^(C2)The one who does what is good is of God; ^(C3)the one who does what is evil has not seen God.¹² Demetrius ^(C1)has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself; and we testify too, and ^(C2)you know that our testimony is true.

^13 (C1)I had many things to write to you, but I do not want to write to you with pen and ink;¹⁴ but I hope to see you shortly, and we will speak ^(F1)face to face.

^15 (C1)Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends ^(C2)by name.