3 John

New American Standard Bible 1995

You Walk in the Truth

^1 (A)The elder to the beloved ^(B)Gaius, whom I ^(C)love 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 ^(D)was very glad when ^(E)brethren came and testified to your truth, that is, how you ^(F)are walking in truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than ^[a]this, to hear of ^(G)my children ^(H)walking in the truth.

⁵ Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the ^(I)brethren, and ^[b]especially when they are ^(J)strangers; ⁶ and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to ^(K)send them on their way in a manner ^(L)worthy of God. ⁷ For they went out for the sake of ^(M)the Name, ^(N)accepting nothing from the Gentiles. ⁸ Therefore we ought to ^[c]support such men, so that we may ^[d]be fellow workers ^[e]with the truth.

⁹ I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to ^(O)be first among them, does not accept ^[f]what we say. ¹⁰ For this reason, ^(P)if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not ^(Q)receive the ^(R)brethren, either, and he forbids those who desire to do so and ^(S)puts them out of the church.

¹¹ Beloved, ^(T)do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. ^(U)The one who does good is of God; ^(V)the one who does evil has not seen God. ¹² Demetrius ^(W)has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself; and we add our testimony, and ^(X)you know that our testimony is true.

^13 (Y)I 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 (Z)Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends ^(AA)by name.