I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.

[My] dearly loved [friend], I am praying that you will do well in everything [materially ?] and that you will have [good] health, just as your soul [i.e., your spiritual life] is doing well.

For it makes me exceedingly happy to have some brothers come and testify to the truth of your life, for you are guided by truth.

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

Beloved, thou doest faithfully in whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers,

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:

for for the name have they gone forth, taking nothing of those of the nations.

I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

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.

I have many things to write to you, but I do not want to write to you by means of ink and pen.

But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face. May you have peace. Your friends here send you their love. Give my love to our friends by name.