1 Senior Gaio carissimo quem ego diligo in veritate
2 carissime de omnibus orationem facio
prospere te ingredi et valere sicut prospere agit anima tua
3 gavisus sum valde
venientibus fratribus et testimonium perhibentibus veritati tuae
sicut tu in veritate ambulas
4 maiorem horum non habeo gratiam
quam ut audiam filios meos in veritate ambulantes
5 carissime fideliter facis quicquid operaris in fratres
et hoc in peregrinos
6 qui testimonium reddiderunt caritati tuae
in conspectu ecclesiae
quos bene facies deducens digne Deo
7 pro nomine enim profecti sunt
nihil accipientes a gentibus
8 nos ergo debemus suscipere huiusmodi
ut cooperatores simus veritatis
9 scripsissem forsitan ecclesiae
sed is qui amat primatum gerere in eis Diotrepes
non recipit nos
10 propter hoc si venero commoneam eius opera
quae facit verbis malignis garriens in nos
et quasi non ei ista sufficiant
nec ipse suscipit fratres
et eos qui cupiunt prohibet
et de ecclesia eicit
11 carissime noli imitari malum sed quod bonum est
qui benefacit ex Deo est
qui malefacit non vidit Deum
12 Demetrio testimonium redditur ab omnibus et ab ipsa veritate
et nos autem testimonium perhibemus
et nosti quoniam testimonium nostrum verum est
13 multa habui scribere tibi
sed nolui per atramentum et calamum scribere tibi
14 spero autem protinus te videre
et os ad os loquemur
15 pax tibi salutant te amici
saluta amicos per nomen
EXPLICIT EPISTULA IOHANNIS ·III·1 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; 6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: 7 Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. 8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. 10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God. 12 Demetrius hath good report of all men , and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
13 I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: 14 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.