\id 3JN \h 3 John \toc1 The Third Epistle of John \toc2 3 John \toc3 3Jn \mt1 The Third Epistle of John \c 1 \p \v 1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w elder|strong="G4245"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w beloved|strong="G0027"\w* \w Gaius|strong="G1050"\w*, \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w love|strong="G0025"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*. \v 2 \w Beloved|strong="G0027"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* desire \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* thou shouldest \w prosper|strong="G2137"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w health|strong="G5198"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* thy \w soul|strong="G5590"\w* \w prospers|strong="G2137"\w*. \v 3 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w rejoiced|strong="G5463"\w* \w exceedingly|strong="G3029"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* [\w the|strong="G3588"\w*] \w brethren|strong="G0080"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* bore \w testimony|strong="G3140"\w* \w to|strong="G2064"\w* thy [holding fast \w the|strong="G3588"\w*] \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \bd thou\bd* walkest \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\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 these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G3778"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w of|strong="G5043"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* \w walking|strong="G4043"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*. \v 5 \w Beloved|strong="G0027"\w*, thou doest \w faithfully|strong="G4103"\w* [\w in|strong="G1519"\w*] \w whatever|strong="G1437"\w* thou mayest \w have|strong="G2532"\w* wrought towards \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w brethren|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w strangers|strong="G3581"\w*, \v 6 (\w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G4160"\w* \w witnessed|strong="G3140"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* thy \w love|strong="G0026"\w* \w before|strong="G1799"\w* [\w the|strong="G3588"\w*] \w assembly|strong="G1577"\w*,) \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w setting|strong="G4160"\w* forward \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w on|strong="G4311"\w* \w their|strong="G3739"\w* \w journey|strong="G4311"\w* \w worthily|strong="G0516"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \f ° \fr 1.6 \ft Elohim\f*\w God|strong="G2316"\w*, thou wilt \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w well|strong="G2573"\w*; \v 7 \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w have|strong="G2983"\w* \w they|strong="G2983"\w* \w gone|strong="G1831"\w* \w forth|strong="G1831"\w*, \w taking|strong="G2983"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3367"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* nations. \v 8 \bd \+w We|strong="G2249"\+w*\bd* \w therefore|strong="G3767"\w* \w ought|strong="G3784"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* receive \w such|strong="G5108"\w*, \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* fellow-workers \w with|strong="G3767"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*. \v 9 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w assembly|strong="G1577"\w*; \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w Diotrephes|strong="G1361"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w loves|strong="G5383"\w* \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*, receives us \w not|strong="G3756"\w*. \v 10 \w For|strong="G1223"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w reason|strong="G1223"\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 bring|strong="G4160"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w remembrance|strong="G5279"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w works|strong="G2041"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G4160"\w*, babbling \w against|strong="G1909"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w wicked|strong="G4190"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w content|strong="G0714"\w* \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w*, \w neither|strong="G3777"\w* \w does|strong="G4160"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w himself|strong="G0846"\w* \w receive|strong="G1926"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w brethren|strong="G0080"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w prevents|strong="G2967"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* casts [\w them|strong="G0846"\w*] \w out|strong="G1544"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w assembly|strong="G1577"\w*. \v 11 \w Beloved|strong="G0027"\w*, \w do|strong="G0015"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w imitate|strong="G3401"\w* \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 that|strong="G3708"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w good|strong="G0018"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \f ° \fr 1.11 \ft Elohim\f*\w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w He|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3708"\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* \f ° \fr 1.11 \ft Elohim\f*\w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \v 12 \w Demetrius|strong="G1216"\w* \w has|strong="G3748"\w* \w witness|strong="G3140"\w* borne \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w itself|strong="G0846"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \bd \+w we|strong="G2249"\+w*\bd* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w bear|strong="G3140"\w* \w witness|strong="G3140"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* thou knowest \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 many|strong="G4183"\w* \w things|strong="G4183"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w write|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* thee, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G4183"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w ink|strong="G3188"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w pen|strong="G2563"\w* \w write|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* thee; \v 14 \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w hope|strong="G1679"\w* soon \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* thee, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w mouth|strong="G4750"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w mouth|strong="G4750"\w*. Peace [\w be|strong="G2532"\w*] \w to|strong="G4314"\w* thee. \w The|strong="G2532"\w* friends greet thee. Greet \w the|strong="G2532"\w* friends \w by|strong="G2532"\w* name.