[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.

who bare witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their journey worthily of God:

I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, whose desire is ever to have the first place among them, will not have us there.

wherefore if I come I will declare his deeds which he doeth, jesting on us with malicious words, neither is therewith content. Not only he himself receiveth not the brethren: but also he forbiddeth them that would, and thrusteth them out of the congregation.

I have many things to write: But I will not with pen and ink write unto thee.

But I hope to see thee straightaway, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.