The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

who testified about thy love in sight of the congregation, whom thou will do well having helped send on their way worthily of God.

I wrote to the congregation, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first of them, did not accept us.

Because of this, if I come, I will remember his works that he does, prating against us with evil words. And not being satisfied in these, he himself does not even accept the brothers, and he forbids those who would, and expels them