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The elder unto the The elder unto Gaius well beloved Gaius, the beloved, whom I whom I love in the love in truth. Beloved, truth. Beloved, I wish I pray that in all things above all things that thou mayest prosper thou mayest prosper and be in health, even and be in health, as thy soul prospereth. even as thy soul For I rejoiced greatly, prospereth. For I rejoiced when brethren came greatly, when and bare witness unto the brethren came and thy truth, even as thou testified of the truth walkest in truth. that is in thee, even Greater joy have I as thou walkest in none than this, to hear the truth. I have no of my children walking greater joy than to hear in the truth. Beloved, that my children walk thou doest a faithful in truth. Beloved, thou work in whatsoever doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest toward them thou doest to that are brethren and the brethren, and to strangers withal; who strangers; which have bare witness to thy borne witness of thy love before the church: charity before the whom thou wilt do church: whom if thou well to set forward on bring forward on their their journey worthily journey after a godly of God: because that sort, thou shalt do well: for the sake of the because that for His Name they went forth, name's sake they went taking nothing of the forth, taking nothing Gentiles. We therefore of the Gentiles. We ought to welcome therefore ought to receive such, that we may be such, that we fellow-workers with might be fellowhelpers the truth. I wrote to the truth. I wrote somewhat unto the unto the Church: but church: but Diotrephes, Diotrephes, who loveth who loveth to have the to have the pre-eminence pre-eminence among among them, them, receiveth us not. receiveth us not. Therefore, if I come, Wherefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance I will remember his his works which deeds which he doeth, he doeth, prating against prating against us with us with wicked malicious words: and words: and not content not content therewith, therewith, neither doth neither doth he himself he himself receive the receive the brethren, brethren, and them and forbiddeth them that would he forbiddeth, that would, and casteth and casteth _them_ _them_ out of the church. out of the church. Beloved, Beloved, follow not that imitate not that which is evil, but that which is evil, but that which is good. He which is good. He that doeth good is of that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth God: he that doeth evil hath not seen God. evil hath not seen God. Demetrius hath good Demetrius hath the report of all _men_, and witness of all _men_, and of the truth itself: yea, of the truth itself: yea, and we _also_ bear we also bear witness; record; and ye know and thou knowest that that our record is true. our witness is true. I I had many things to had many things to write, but I will not write unto thee, but I with ink and pen write am unwilling to write unto thee: but I trust _them_ to thee with ink I shall shortly see thee, and pen: but I hope and we shall speak shortly to see thee, and face to face. Peace _be_ we shall speak face to to thee. _Our_ friends face. Peace _be_ unto salute thee. Greet the thee. The friends salute friends by name. thee. Salute the friends by name.