3 John 1 - LSB Bible Online

3 John 1

Walking in the Truth

^aThe elder to the beloved ^bGaius, whom I ^clove in truth.
2 Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. 3 For I ^arejoiced greatly when ^bbrothers came and bore witness to your truth, that is, how you ^aare walking in truth. 4 I have no greater joy than ¹this, to hear that ^amy children are ^bwalking in the truth.
5 Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever ¹work you do for the ^abrothers, and are doing this though they are ^bstrangers; 6 and they bore witness to your love before the church. You will do well to ^asend them on their way in a manner ^bworthy of God. 7 For they went out for the sake of ^athe Name, ^breceiving nothing from the Gentiles. 8 Therefore we ought to ¹support such men, so that we may ²be fellow workers ³with the truth.
9 I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to ^abe first among them, does not welcome ¹what we say. 10 For this reason, ^aif I come, I will bring to remembrance his deeds which he does, unjustly disparaging us with wicked words. And not satisfied with this, he himself does not ^bwelcome the ^cbrothers either, and he forbids those who want to do so and ^dputs them out of the church.
11 Beloved, ^ado not imitate what is evil, but what is good. ^bThe one who does good is of God; ^cthe one who does evil has not seen God. 12 Demetrius ^ahas received a good witness from everyone, and from the truth itself; and we add our witness, and ^byou know that our witness is true.
13 ^aI had many things to write to you, but I am not willing to write them to you with pen and ink; 14 but I hope to see you shortly, and we will speak face to face.
15 ^aPeace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends ^bby name.

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