1 T he Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth:

The Elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!

2 B eloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper, and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,

3 F or I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth.

for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. Gaius Commended for Generosity

greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.

5 B eloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers,

Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,

6 w ho have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well,

who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God,

7 b ecause they went forth for His name’s sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

because for name they went forth, nothing receiving from the nations;

8 W e therefore ought to receive such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth. Diotrephes and Demetrius

we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth.

9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us.

I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them -- Diotrephes -- doth not receive us;

10 T herefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church.

because of this, if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he doth, with evil words prating against us; and not content with these, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and those intending he doth forbid, and out of the assembly he doth cast.

11 B eloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God.

Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;

12 D emetrius has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true. Farewell Greeting

to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we also -- we do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true.

13 I had many things to write, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink;

Many things I had to write, but I do not wish through ink and pen to write to thee,

14 b ut I hope to see you shortly, and we shall speak face to face. Peace to you. Our friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.

and I hope straightway to see thee, and mouth to mouth we shall speak. Peace to thee! salute thee do the friends; be saluting the friends by name.