3 John 1

1 ♥ 📝 T he elder^G4245 unto Gaius^G1050 the beloved,^G27 whom^G3739 I^G1473 love^G25 in^G1722 truth.^G225

2 ♥ 📝 Beloved,^G27 I pray^G2172 that^G2137 in^G4012 all things^G3956 thou^G4571 mayest prosper^G2137 and^G2532 be in health,^G5198 even as^G2531 thy^G4675 soul^G5590 prospereth.^G2137

3 ♥ 📝 For^G1063 I rejoiced^G5463 greatly,^G3029 when brethren^G80 came^G2064 and^G2532 bare witness unto^G3140 thy^G4675 truth,^G225 even as^G2531 thou^G4771 walkest^G4043 in^G1722 truth.^G225

4 ♥ 📝 Greater^G3186 joy^G5479 have^G2192 I none^G3756 than^G2443 this, to hear^G191 of my^G1699 children^G5043 walking^G4043 in^G1722 the truth.^G225

5 ♥ 📝 Beloved,^G27 thou doest^G4160 a faithful^G4103 work in whatsoever^G3739 thou doest^G2038 toward^G1519 them that are brethren^G80 and^G2532 strangers^G3581 withal;^G1519

6 ♥ 📝 who^G3739 bare witness^G3140 to thy^G4675 love^G26 before^G1799 the church:^G1577 whom^G3739 thou wilt do^G4160 well^G2573 to set forward on their journey^G4311 worthily^G516 of God:^G2316

7 ♥ 📝 because that^G1063 for^G5228 the sake^G5228 of the^G846 Name^G3686 they went forth,^G1831 taking^G2983 nothing^G3367 of^G575 the Gentiles.^G1484

8 ♥ 📝 We^G2249 therefore^G3767 ought^G3784 to welcome^G618 such,^G5108 that^G2443 we may be^G1096 fellow-workers^G4904 for the truth.^G225

9 ♥ 📝 I wrote somewhat unto^G1125 the church:^G1577 but^G235 Diotrephes,^G1361 who loveth to have the preeminence^G5383 among them,^G846 receiveth^G1926 us^G2248 not.^G3756

10 ♥ 📝 Therefore,^G5124 if^G1437 I come,^G2064 I will bring to remembrance^G5279 his^G846 works^G2041 which^G3739 he doeth,^G4160 prating against^G5396 us^G2248 with^G3056 wicked^G4190 words:^G3056 and^G2532 not^G3361 content^G714 therewith,^G5125 neither^G3777 doth^G1926 he himself^G846 receive^G1926 the brethren,^G80 and^G2532 them that would^G1014 he forbiddeth^G2967 and^G2532 casteth^G1544 [them] out of^G1537 the church.^G1577

11 ♥ 📝 Beloved,^G27 imitate^G3401 not^G3361 that which is^G3588 evil,^G2556 but^G235 that which is^G3588 good.^G18 He^G3588 that doeth good^G15 is^G2076 of^G1537 God:^{G2316 G1161} he^G3588 that doeth evil^G2554 hath^G3708 not^G3756 seen^G3708 God.^G2316

12 ♥ 📝 Demetrius^G1216 hath the witness^G3140 of^G5259 all^G3956 [men], and^G2532 of^G5259 the truth^G225 itself:^G846 yea,^{G1161 G2532} we^G2249 also bear witness:^G3140 and^G2532 thou knowest^G1492 that^G3754 our^G2257 witness^G3141 is^G2076 true.^G227

13 ♥ 📝 I had^G2192 many things^G4183 to write^G1125 unto thee, but^G235 I am ^G2309 unwilling^G3756 to write^G1125 [them] to thee^G4671 with^G1223 ink^G3188 and^G2532 pen:^G2563

14 ♥ 📝 but^G1161 I hope^G1679 shortly^G2112 to see^G1492 thee,^G4571 and^G2532 we shall^G1492 speak^G2980 face^G4750 to^G4314 face.^G4750 Peace^G1515 [be] unto thee.^G4671 The friends^G5384 salute^G782 thee.^G4571 Salute^G782 the friends^G5384 by^G2596 name.^G3686