I have no greater spiritual blessing than this, to hear that my children are living by the truth.

I have written briefly to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to be first among them, refuses to listen to me.

So, if I come, I will remind you of what he is doing, how with malicious insinuations he is talking about me. Not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers himself, he interferes with those who want to do so, and tries to put them out of the church.

Demetrius has a good testimony from everybody and from truth itself; yea, from me too, and you know that my testimony to him is true.

I hope to see you very soon and will talk it over face to face. Goodbye. Our friends wish to be remembered to you. Remember me to our friends individually.