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1. From the Elder. To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth:
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1. The G3588 elder G4245 unto the G3588 well G27 -beloved Gaius G1050 , whom G3739 I G1473 love G25 in G1722 the truth G225 .
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2. My dear friend, I know your soul is doing fine, and I pray that you are doing well in every way and that your health is good.
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2. Beloved G27 , I wish G2172 above G4012 all things G3956 that thou G4571 mayest prosper G2137 and G2532 be in health G5198 , even as G2531 thy G4675 soul G5590 prospereth G2137 .
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3. I was very happy when some brothers and sistersn came and told me about the truth in your life and how you are following the way of truth.
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3. For G1063 I rejoiced G5463 greatly G3029 , when the brethren G80 came G2064 and G2532 testified G3140 of the G3588 truth G225 that is in thee G4675 , even as G2531 thou G4771 walkest G4043 in G1722 the truth G225 .
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4. Nothing gives me greater joy than to hear that my children are following the way of truth.
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4. I have G2192 no G3756 greater G3186 joy G5479 than G5130 to G2443 hear G191 that my G1699 children G5043 walk G4043 in G1722 truth G225 .
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5. My dear friend, it is good that you help the brothers and sisters, even those you do not know.
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5. Beloved G27 , thou doest G4160 faithfully G4103 whatsoever G3739 G1437 thou doest G2038 to G1519 the G3588 brethren G80 , and G2532 to G1519 strangers G3581 ;
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6. They told the church about your love. Please help them to continue their trip in a way worthy of God.
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6. Which G3739 have borne witness G3140 of thy G4675 charity G26 before G1799 the church G1577 : whom G3739 if thou bring forward on their journey G4311 after a godly sort G516 G2316 , thou shalt do G4160 well G2573 :
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7. They started out in service to Christ, and they have been accepting nothing from nonbelievers.
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7. Because G1063 that for his name's sake G5228 G846 G3686 they went forth G1831 , taking G2983 nothing G3367 of G575 the G3588 Gentiles G1484 .
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8. So we should help such people; when we do, we share in their work for the truth.
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8. We G2249 therefore G3767 ought G3784 to receive G618 such G5108 , that G2443 we might be G1096 fellow helpers G4904 to the G3588 truth G225 .
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9. I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be their leader, will not listen to us.
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9. I wrote G1125 unto the G3588 church G1577 : but G235 Diotrephes G1361 , who loveth to have the preeminence G5383 among them G848 , receiveth G1926 us G2248 not G3756 .
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10. So if I come, I will talk about what Diotrephes is doing, about how he lies and says evil things about us. But more than that, he refuses to accept the other brothers and sisters; he even stops those who do want to accept them and puts them out of the church.
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10. Wherefore G1223 G5124 , if G1437 I come G2064 , I will remember G5279 his G846 deeds G2041 which G3739 he doth G4160 , prating against G5396 us G2248 with malicious G4190 words G3056 : and G2532 not G3361 content G714 therewith G1909 G5125 , neither G3777 doth he G848 himself receive G1926 the G3588 brethren G80 , and G2532 forbiddeth G2967 them that would G1014 , and G2532 casteth G1544 them out of G1537 the G3588 church G1577 .
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11. My dear friend, do not follow what is bad; follow what is good. The one who does good belongs to God. But the one who does evil has never known God.
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11. Beloved G27 , follow G3401 not G3361 that which is evil G2556 , but G235 that which is good G18 . He that doeth good G15 is G2076 of G1537 God G2316 : but G1161 he that doeth evil G2554 hath not G3756 seen G3708 God G2316 .
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12. Everyone says good things about Demetrius, and the truth agrees with what they say. We also speak well of him, and you know what we say is true.
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12. Demetrius G1216 hath good report G3140 of G5259 all G3956 men , and G2532 of G5259 the G3588 truth G225 itself G846 : yea G1161 , and G2532 we G2249 also bear record G3140 ; and G2532 ye know G1492 that G3754 our G2257 record G3141 is G2076 true G227 .
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13. I have many things I want to write you, but I do not want to use pen and ink.
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13. I had G2192 many things G4183 to write G1125 , but G235 I will G2309 not G3756 with G1223 ink G3188 and G2532 pen G2563 write G1125 unto thee G4671 :
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14. I hope to see you soon and talk face to face.
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14. But G1161 I trust G1679 I shall shortly G2112 see G1492 thee G4571 , and G2532 we shall speak G2980 face to face G4750 G4314 G4750 . Peace G1515 be to thee G4671 . Our friends G5384 salute G782 thee G4571 . Greet G782 the G3588 friends G5384 by G2596 name G3686 .
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