3 John 1

You Walk in the Truth

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1} ^(A)The elder to the beloved ^(B)Gaius, whom I ^(C)love in truth.

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2} Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. ^{Tools
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. ^{Tools
4} I have no greater joy than ^(a)this, to hear of ^(G)my children ^(H)walking in the truth.

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5} Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the ^(I)brethren, and ^(b)especially when they are ^(J)strangers; ^{Tools
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. ^{Tools
7} For they went out for the sake of ^(M)the Name, ^(N)accepting nothing from the Gentiles. ^{Tools
8} Therefore we ought to ^(c)support such men, so that we may ^(d)be fellow workers ^(e)with the truth.

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9} I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to ^(O)be first among them, does not accept ^(f)what we say. ^{Tools
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.

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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. ^{Tools
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.

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13} ^(Y)I had many things to write to you, but I am not willing to write them to you with pen and ink; ^{Tools
14} but I hope to see you shortly, and we will speak face to face. ^{Tools
15} ^(Z)Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends ^(AA)by name.

Footnotes:

a. 3 John 1:4: ['Lit ', these things, that I hear]

b. 3 John 1:5: ['Lit ', this]

c. 3 John 1:8: ['Or ', receive such men as guests]

d. 3 John 1:8: ['Or ', prove ourselves to be]

e. 3 John 1:8: ['Or ', for]

f. 3 John 1:9: ['Lit ', us]

Cross references:

A. 3 John 1:1: 2 John 1:1

B. 3 John 1:1: Acts 19:29; Acts 20:4; Romans 16:23; 1 Corinthians 1:14

C. 3 John 1:1: 1 John 3:18; 2 John 1:1

D. 3 John 1:3: 2 John 1:4

E. 3 John 1:3: Acts 1:15; Galatians 6:10; 3 John 1:5; 3 John 1:10

F. 3 John 1:3: 2 John 1:4

G. 3 John 1:4: 2 Corinthians 6:13; Galatians 4:19; 1 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 Timothy 1:2; 2 Timothy 1:2; Philemon 1:10; 1 John 2:1

H. 3 John 1:4: 2 John 1:4

I. 3 John 1:5: Acts 1:15; Galatians 6:10; 3 John 1:3; 3 John 1:10

J. 3 John 1:5: Romans 12:13; Hebrews 13:2

K. 3 John 1:6: Acts 15:3; Titus 3:13

L. 3 John 1:6: Colossians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:12

M. 3 John 1:7: John 15:21; Acts 5:41; Philippians 2:9

N. 3 John 1:7: Acts 20:33; Acts 20:35

O. 3 John 1:9: 2 John 1:9

P. 3 John 1:10: 2 John 1:12

Q. 3 John 1:10: 2 John 1:10; 3 John 1:5

R. 3 John 1:10: Acts 1:15; Galatians 6:10; 3 John 1:3; 3 John 1:5

S. 3 John 1:10: John 9:34

T. 3 John 1:11: Psalm 34:14; Psalm 37:27

U. 3 John 1:11: 1 John 2:29; 1 John 3:10

V. 3 John 1:11: 1 John 3:6

W. 3 John 1:12: Acts 6:3; 1 Timothy 3:7

X. 3 John 1:12: John 19:35; John 21:24

Y. 3 John 1:13: 2 John 1:12

Z. 3 John 1:15: John 20:19; John 20:21; John 20:26; Ephesians 6:23; 1 Peter 5:14

AA. 3 John 1:15: John 10:3