\id 3JN  
\h 3 John 
\toc1 John’s Third Letter 
\toc2 3 John 
\toc3 3Jn 
\mt1 John’s Third Letter 
\c 1  
\p
\v 1 \w I|strong="G1473"\w*, \w a|strong="G3739"\w* ruler \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* church, send word \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* well \w loved|strong="G0025"\w* \w Gaius|strong="G1050"\w*, \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w true|strong="G0225"\w* \w love|strong="G0025"\w*. 
\v 2 \w My|strong="G3956"\w* loved \w one|strong="G3588"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w my|strong="G3956"\w* prayer \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* healthy \w in|strong="G2532"\w* body, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w soul|strong="G5590"\w* does \w well|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\v 3 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* gave me great \w joy|strong="G5463"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* gave \w witness|strong="G3140"\w* \w that|strong="G3140"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w had|strong="G2064"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G0225"\w* faith \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w walking|strong="G4043"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G0225"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w*. 
\v 4 \w I|strong="G3778"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w greater|strong="G3173"\w* \w joy|strong="G5479"\w* \w than|strong="G3173"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* news \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w walking|strong="G4043"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G0225"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w*. 
\v 5 \w My|strong="G3739"\w* loved \w one|strong="G3739"\w*, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* good \w work|strong="G2038"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* being kind \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* come \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w other|strong="G3739"\w* places; 
\v 6 \w Who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G4160"\w* \w given|strong="G3140"\w* \w witness|strong="G3140"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w your|strong="G4160"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w* \w for|strong="G2316"\w* \w them|strong="G4160"\w*: \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w well|strong="G2573"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w send|strong="G4311"\w* \w them|strong="G4160"\w* \w on|strong="G4311"\w* \w their|strong="G3739"\w* \w way|strong="G4311"\w* \w well|strong="G2573"\w* cared \w for|strong="G2316"\w*, \w as|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w right|strong="G2573"\w* \w for|strong="G2316"\w* servants \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*: 
\v 7 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w they|strong="G2983"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* love \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Name|strong="G3686"\w*, \w taking|strong="G2983"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3367"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Gentiles|strong="G1482"\w*. 
\v 8 \w So|strong="G2443"\w* it \w is|strong="G3588"\w* right \w for|strong="G2443"\w* us \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w take|strong="G1096"\w* \w in|strong="G1096"\w* \w such|strong="G5108"\w* \w men|strong="G5108"\w* \w as|strong="G1096"\w* guests, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w take|strong="G1096"\w* \w our|strong="G1096"\w* \w part|strong="G1473"\w* \w in|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* work \w of|strong="G0225"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G0225"\w* faith. 
\v 9 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w sent|strong="G1125"\w* \w a|strong="G1125"\w* \w letter|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w*, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w Diotrephes|strong="G1361"\w*, \w whose|strong="G0846"\w* desire \w is|strong="G5100"\w* ever \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G5383"\w* \w place|strong="G1473"\w* among \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, \w will|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* us there. 
\v 10 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w keep|strong="G4160"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w mind|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G4160"\w*, talking \w against|strong="G1909"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w evil|strong="G4190"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w*: \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w enough|strong="G0714"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G4160"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* take \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w into|strong="G2064"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* house, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* ready \w to|strong="G1909"\w* take \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w keeps|strong="G4160"\w* \w from|strong="G2064"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w*, putting \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w out|strong="G1544"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*. 
\v 11 \w My|strong="G3708"\w* loved \w one|strong="G3588"\w*, \w do|strong="G0015"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* copying \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w evil|strong="G2556"\w*, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w good|strong="G0018"\w*. \w He|strong="G1510"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w good|strong="G0018"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*: \w he|strong="G1510"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w evil|strong="G2556"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. 
\v 12 \w Demetrius|strong="G1216"\w* \w has|strong="G3748"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w approval|strong="G3140"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w men|strong="G3956"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w true|strong="G0227"\w*: \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* give \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w witness|strong="G3140"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* certain \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w witness|strong="G3140"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w true|strong="G0227"\w*. 
\v 13 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w much|strong="G4183"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w say|strong="G1223"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w it|strong="G1223"\w* \w is|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w my|strong="G2192"\w* purpose \w to|strong="G2309"\w* put \w it|strong="G1223"\w* \w all|strong="G4183"\w* \w down|strong="G1125"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w ink|strong="G3188"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w pen|strong="G2563"\w*: 
\v 14 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w hoping|strong="G1679"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G3708"\w* short time, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* talk \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w face|strong="G4750"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w face|strong="G4750"\w*. \w May|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* peace. \w Your|strong="G3708"\w* friends here send \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* love. Give \w my|strong="G3708"\w* love \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* friends \w by|strong="G2532"\w* name.