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| 1From: The Elder To: My dear friend Gaius, whom I genuinely love. | 1The elder, To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. |
| 2Dear friend, I pray that you are doing well in every way and that you are healthy, just as your soul is healthy. | 2Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. |
| 3I was overjoyed when some brothers arrived and testified about your truthfulness and how you live according to the truth. | 3It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it. |
| 4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living according to the truth. | 4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. |
| 5Dear friend, you are faithful in whatever you do for the brothers, especially when they are strangers. | 5Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you. |
| 6They have testified before the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God. | 6They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God. |
| 7After all, they went on their trip for the sake of the Name, accepting no support from gentiles. | 7It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans. |
| 8Therefore, we ought to support such people so that we can become genuine helpers with them. | 8We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth. |
| 9I wrote a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be in charge, will not recognize our authority. | 9I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. |
| 10For this reason, when I come I will call attention to what he is doing in spreading false charges against us. And not content with that, he refuses to receive the brothers. He even tries to stop those who want to accept them and throws them out of the church. | 10So when I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church. |
| 11Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The person who does what is good is from God. The person who does what is evil has never seen God. | 11Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God. |
| 12Demetrius has received a good report from everyone, including the truth itself. We, too, can testify to this report, and you know that our testimony is true. | 12Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone--and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true. |
| 13Although I have a great deal to write to you, I would rather not write with pen and ink. | 13I have much to write you, but I do not want to do so with pen and ink. |
| 14Instead, I hope to see you soon and speak face to face. [15] May peace be with you! Your friends greet you. Greet each of our friends by name. | 14I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name. |
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