\id 3JN 64-3JN-GLW.sfm God’s Living Word Tuesday, 25 October 2005 
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\h 3 John 
\toc1 John’s Third Letter 
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\mt1 John’s Third Letter 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Elder|strong="G4245"\w*, 
\p \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* sincerely \w love|strong="G0025"\w*\f + \fr 1:1 \ft “sincere \+w love|strong="G0025"\+w*” \+w is|strong="G3739"\+w* used \+w to|strong="G1722"\+w* translate “agape” (\+w the|strong="G3588"\+w* strongest kind \+w of|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w love|strong="G0025"\+w*).\f* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*: 
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\v 2 \w Beloved|strong="G0027"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w pray|strong="G2172"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* ways \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w prosper|strong="G2137"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G5198"\w* \w health|strong="G5198"\w*, \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* know \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \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 greatly|strong="G3029"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w testified|strong="G3140"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w that|strong="G3140"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w indeed|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w walk|strong="G4043"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\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 to|strong="G2443"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \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 truth|strong="G0225"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w Beloved|strong="G0027"\w*, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w acting|strong="G4160"\w* \w faithfully|strong="G4103"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w whatever|strong="G1437"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w accomplish|strong="G2038"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sisters, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w especially|strong="G3778"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w strangers|strong="G3581"\w*. 
\v 6 \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G4160"\w* \w testified|strong="G3140"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w your|strong="G4160"\w* sincere \w love|strong="G0026"\w* \w before|strong="G1799"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\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 in|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* \w manner|strong="G0516"\w* \w worthy|strong="G0516"\w* \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* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sake|strong="G5228"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Name|strong="G3686"\w*, \w accepting|strong="G2983"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3367"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* heathen. 
\v 8 \w Therefore|strong="G3767"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w ought|strong="G3784"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w support|strong="G5274"\w* \w such|strong="G5108"\w* \w people|strong="G5108"\w*, \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w fellow|strong="G4904"\w* \w workers|strong="G4904"\w* \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 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 who|strong="G3588"\w* \w loves|strong="G5383"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w be|strong="G5100"\w* \w first|strong="G5383"\w* among \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, \w doesn’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w accept|strong="G1926"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w say|strong="G1473"\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 call|strong="G4160"\w* \w attention|strong="G5279"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w deeds|strong="G2041"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G4160"\w*, \w unjustly|strong="G5396"\w* \w accusing|strong="G5396"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w wicked|strong="G4190"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w*. \w Not|strong="G3361"\w* \w satisfied|strong="G0714"\w* \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w himself|strong="G0846"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="G3361"\w* \w receive|strong="G1926"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sisters, \w either|strong="G3777"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w forbids|strong="G2967"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w desire|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w puts|strong="G4160"\w* \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*. 
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\v 11 \w Beloved|strong="G0027"\w*, \w don’t|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 The|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w good|strong="G0018"\w* \w belongs|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*; \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w evil|strong="G2556"\w* \w hasn’t|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 received|strong="G3140"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w good|strong="G1510"\w* \w testimony|strong="G3141"\w* \w from|strong="G5259"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w itself|strong="G0846"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w add|strong="G3140"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w testimony|strong="G3141"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w testimony|strong="G3141"\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* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2309"\w* \w rather|strong="G0235"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w write|strong="G1125"\w* \w them|strong="G1223"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w pen|strong="G2563"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w ink|strong="G3188"\w*; 
\v 14 \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w hope|strong="G1679"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* soon, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w face|strong="G4750"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w face|strong="G4750"\w*. 
\v 15 \w Peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w be|strong="G1515"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w friends|strong="G5384"\w* \w greet|strong="G0782"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w Greet|strong="G0782"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w friends|strong="G5384"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w*. 
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