1 STV Ὁ πρεσβύτερος Γαΐῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ BSB BSB: The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:
2 STV Ἀγαπητέ περὶ πάντων εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι καὶ ὑγιαίνειν καθὼς εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή BSB BSB: Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.
3 STV ἐχάρην γὰρ λίαν ἐρχομένων ἀδελφῶν καὶ μαρτυρούντων σου τῇ ἀληθείᾳ καθὼς σὺ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ περιπατεῖς BSB BSB: For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
4 STV μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω χαράν ἵνα ἀκούω τὰ ἐμὰ τέκνα ἐν ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα BSB BSB: I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
5 STV Ἀγαπητέ πιστὸν ποιεῖς ὃ ἐὰν ἐργάσῃ εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ εἰς τοὺς ξένους BSB BSB: Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
6 STV οἳ ἐμαρτύρησάν σου τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐνώπιον ἐκκλησίας οὓς καλῶς ποιήσεις προπέμψας ἀξίως τοῦ θεοῦ· BSB BSB: They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
7 STV ὑπὲρ γὰρ τοῦ ὀνόματος ἐξῆλθον μηδὲν λαμβάνοντες ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνῶν BSB BSB: For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
8 STV ἡμεῖς οὖν ὀφείλομεν ἀπολαμβάνειν τοὺς τοιούτους ἵνα συνεργοὶ γινώμεθα τῇ ἀληθείᾳ BSB BSB: Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
9 STV Ἔγραψά τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἀλλ’ ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν Διοτρέφης οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς BSB BSB: I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
10 STV διὰ τοῦτο ἐὰν ἔλθω ὑπομνήσω αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα ἃ ποιεῖ λόγοις πονηροῖς φλυαρῶν ἡμᾶς καὶ μὴ ἀρκούμενος ἐπὶ τούτοις οὔτε αὐτὸς ἐπιδέχεται τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ τοὺς βουλομένους κωλύει καὶ ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἐκβάλλει BSB BSB: So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.
11 STV Ἀγαπητέ μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν· ὁ δὲ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν θεόν BSB BSB: Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
12 STV Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται ὑπὸ πάντων καὶ ὑπ’ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας· καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ μαρτυροῦμεν καὶ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ μαρτυρία ἡμῶν ἀληθής ἐστιν BSB BSB: Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.
13 STV Πολλὰ εἶχον γράφειν· ἀλλ’ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράψαι BSB BSB: I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.
14 STV ἐλπίζω δὲ εὐθέως ἰδεῖν σε καὶ στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλήσομεν εἰρήνῃ σοί ἀσπάζονταί σε, οἵ φίλοι ἀσπάζου τούς φίλους κατ’ ὄνομα BSB BSB: Instead, I hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send you greetings. Greet each of our friends there by name.
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