THE THIRD EPISTLE OF

JOHN
CHAPTER 1 those who want to welcome
1 The elder to the beloved them and puts them out of the
Ga'ius, whom I love in the church.
truth. 11 Beloved, do not imitate
2 Beloved, I pray that all may evil but imitate good. He who
go well with you and that you does good is of God; he who
may be in health; I know that does evil has not seen God.
it is well with your soul. 12 Deme'trius has testimony
3 For I greatly rejoiced when from every one, and from the
some of the brethren arrived truth itself; I testify to him
and testified to the truth of too, and you know my testi-
your life, as indeed you do fol- mony is true.
low the truth. 13 I had much to write to
4 No greater joy can I have you, but I would rather not
than this, to hear that my chil- write with pen and ink;
dren follow the truth. 14 I hope to see you soon,
5 Beloved, it is a loyal thing and we will talk together face
you do when you render any to face.
service to the brethren, espe- 15 Peace be to you. The
cially to strangers, friends greet you. Greet the
6 who have testified to your friends, every one of them.
love before the church. You
will do well to send them on
their journey as befits God's
service.
7 For they have set out for
his sake and have accepted
nothing from the heathen.
8 So we ought to support
such men, that we may be fel-
low workers in the truth.
9 I have written something to
the church; but Diot'rephes,
who likes to put himself first,
does not acknowledge my au-
thority.
10 So if I come, I will bring
up what he is doing, prating
against me with evil words.
And not content with that, he
refuses himself to welcome
the brethren, and also stops