3 John 1:1-10 ▼

1 From the church leader. To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love because we share the truth.

2 Dear friend, I know that you are spiritually well. I pray that you're doing well in every other way and that you're healthy.

3 I was very happy when some believers came and told us that you are living according to the truth.

4 Nothing makes me happier than to hear that my children are living according to the truth.

5 Dear friend, you are showing your faith in whatever you do for other believers, especially when they're your guests.

6 These believers have told the congregation about your love. You will do well to support them on their trip in a way that proves you belong to God.

7 After all, they went on their trip to serve the one named Christ, and they didn't accept any help from the people to whom they went.

8 We must support believers who go on trips like this so that we can work together with them in spreading the truth.

9 I wrote a letter to the congregation. But Diotrephes, who loves to be in charge, won't accept us.

10 For this reason, when I come I will bring up what he's doing. He's not satisfied with saying malicious things about us. He also refuses to accept the believers [we send] as guests. He even tries to stop others who want to accept them and attempts to throw those people out of the congregation.