1 The elder John to the well-beloved Ga’ius, who I
love (and fellowship with) in the truth.
2 Beloved, I pray (that this letter find) you
well, flourishing in every way in your life; both
sound in mind and healthy in body, in the same way (that
I hear) your soul is prospering (with the
fruit of eternal life).
3 Because I rejoiced immensely upon hearing the
brethren who came and testified (to me) of
the truth that they see (is alive) in you,
even (as you just live your life) you walk (effortlessly)
in the truth (of His life in you).
4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my
children (who I have fathered in the word of
eternal life) walk in the truth.
5 Beloved, the work that you do in your ministry,
wherein on every occasion you speak to impart the
faith and the love of God to the brethren, you also
do the same to strangers;
6 Who have borne witness regarding your love before
the church (at Ephesus): to whom you have
built up in the truth (that they are as they
ought to be, accepted and loved) so that they
might prosper in their journey; you have done a
beautiful thing:
7 And because (you have shown them the love and
grace He has toward them) they have gone forward
(depending) on His name sake alone, not
having to take any (support) from the
Gentiles.
8 We (who have a desire in our hearts to see the
truth of the gospel proclaimed) should receive
such men, so that we also might be fellow-helpers (like
you) in declaring the truth.
9 I wrote to the church myself: but Di-ot-re-phes,
who aspires to have preeminence (lording over),
and desiring the chief place of influence among
those in the church, did not receive us.
10 Because of this, if I come, I will bring to your
remembrance the thing that he has done, coming
against us (who receive such men with joy)
with his idle accusations and use of
malicious words: and who not being satisfied (and
finding fault) with these men, not only does he
flat out forbid and not receive the brethren and
strangers from coming but he also (seeks to use
his influence to) throw out those who do (receive
them) from the church.
11 Beloved do not follow after (by trying to
imitate) the way which poisons from within,
which is evil but rather (be persuaded by that
which originates with God) which is good. For he
that (is persuaded by God) does good because
he is born from the life of God: but he that (labors
to establish his own life and preeminence) does
evil and has not seen God (neither is His word
abiding in him).
12 De-me-tri-us has a good report of all men (who are to be
received with gladness), and (whose testimony
is born) from the truth itself: yes, and we also
bear record of the same; and you can be certain that
our record is true (because it is found in the
record that God gave in His Son, Jesus Christ).
13 I had many things to write, but I will not write
them to you with ink and pen:
14 But I hope that I will see you shortly, and we
will speak face to face (and you can hear these
words from my own mouth). Peace be to you. All
our friends here salute you. Greet all my friends
there with you by name.
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