1898 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
3 John 1
1 He commendeth Gaius for his piety 5 and hospitality 7 to true preachers: 9 complaining of the unkind dealing of ambitious Diotrephes on the contrary side, 11 whose evil example is not to be followed: 12 and giveth special testimony to the good report of Demetrius.
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1:1 ¶
The Elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!
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1:2
beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper, and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,
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1:3
for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;
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1:4
greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.
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1:5
Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,
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1:6
who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God,
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1:7
because for [His] name they went forth, nothing receiving from the nations;
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1:8
we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth.
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1:9
I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among themDiotrephesdoth not receive us;
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1:10
because of this, if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he doth, with evil words prating against us; and not content with these, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and those intending he doth forbid, and out of the assembly he doth cast.
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1:11
Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;
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1:12
to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we alsowe do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true.
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1:13
Many things I had to write, but I do not wish through ink and pen to write to thee,
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1:14
and I hope straightway to see thee, and mouth to mouth we shall speak. Peace to thee! salute thee do the friends; be saluting the friends by name.