To his dear friend Gaius, whom he sincerely loves, From the Officer of the Church.

Dear friend, I pray that all may be well with you and that you may have good health--I know that all is well with your soul.

Dear friend, whatever you do for our Brothers is done in a Christian spirit--even when they are strangers to you.

Dear friend, take what is good for your example, not what is bad. The man who does what is good is from God; the man who does what is bad has never seen God.

Every one has always had a good word for Demetrius, and the Truth itself speaks for him. Yes, and we also add our good word, and you know that what we say about him is true.