Translation of the New Testament
from the Original Greek
1902 by William Godbey

3 John Chapter 1

3Jo 1:1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I truly love with divine love.
3Jo 1:2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper concerning all things and be well, as your soul prospers.
3Jo 1:3 I rejoice exceedingly, the brethren coming and witnessing to thy truth, as thou art walking about in truth.
3Jo 1:4 I have no greater joy than this, that I may hear of my children walking about in truth.
3Jo 1:5 Beloved, whatsoever faithful deed thou mayest do to the brethren, thou art also dispensing to the strangers,
3Jo 1:6 who have witnessed to thy divine love before the church: whom you will do well, having sent forth worthily of God.
3Jo 1:7 For the sake of his name they went out, receiving nothing from the Gentiles.
3Jo 1:8 Therefore we ought to receive such, in order that we may be fellow-workers with the truth.
3Jo 1:9 I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, loving the preeminence over them, does not receive us.
3Jo 1:10 On account of this, if I may come, I will remember his works which he is doing, berating us with wicked speeches: and not content with these, he does not receive the brethren, and he prohibits them wishing to receive them, and casts them out of the church.
3Jo 1:11 Beloved, imitate not the evil, but the good. The one doing good is of God: the one doing evil has not seen God.
3Jo 1:12 To Demetrius it has been testified by all, and by the truth itself: and we also testify: and you know that our testimony is true.
3Jo 1:13 Having many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write them to you with ink and paper:
3Jo 1:14 but I hope to see you immediately, and mouth to mouth we will speak. (1:15) Peace be unto you. The friends salute you; salute the friends by name.