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

Beloved, I pray for thee to prosper concerning all things, and to be healthy, just as thy soul prospers.

For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bare witness unto thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth.

I have no greater joy than for to hear how that my sons walk in verity.

Beloved, thou do a faithful thing, whatever thou work for the brothers and for strangers,

Who have given witness to the church of your love for them: and you will do well to send them on their way well cared for, as is right for servants of God:

because that for his name's sake they went forth, and took nothing of the gentiles.

We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be fellow-workers for the truth.

for which reason, when I come, I shall animadvert upon his conduct, and the malicious aspersions he casts upon us: not contented with this, he will neither receive the brethren himself, nor suffer those who are better inclin'd, to do it; but drives them out of the church.

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.

Demetrius has a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. And we also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.

For I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak mouth to mouth. Peace be with thee. The lovers salute thee. Greet the lovers by name. {Here ends the Third General Epistle of John}