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01 : 01 . The elder <4245 -presbuteros -> unto the wellbeloved<0027 -agapetos -> Gaius <1050 -Gaios -> , whom < 3739 -hos -> I love <0025 -agapao -> in the truth <0225 -aletheia -> . 01 : 02 Beloved <0027 -agapetos -> , I wish <2172 - euchomai -> above <4012 -peri -> all <3956 -pas -> things that thou mayest prosper <2137 -euodoo -> and be in health <5198 - hugiaino -> , even <2531 -kathos -> as thy soul <5590 -psuche -> prospereth <2137 -euodoo -> . 01 : 03 . For I rejoiced <5463 -chairo -> greatly <3029 -lian - > , when the brethren <0080 -adephos -> came <2064 - erchomai -> and testified <3140 -martureo -> of the truth <0225 - aletheia -> that is in thee , even <2531 -kathos -> as thou walkest < 4043 - peripateo -> in the truth <0225 -aletheia -> . 01 : 04 I have <2192 -echo -> no <3756 -ou -> greater <3186 - meizoteros -> joy <5479 -chara -> than to hear <0191 - akouo -> that my children <5043 -teknon -> walk <4043 -peripateo - > in truth <0225 -aletheia -> . 01 : 05 Beloved <0027 -agapetos -> , thou doest <4160 - poieo -> faithfully <4103 -pistos -> whatsoever <1437 -ean -> thou doest <4160 -poieo -> to the brethren <0080 -adephos -> , and to strangers <3581 -xenos -> ; 01 : 06 Which <3739 -hos -> have borne witness <3140 - martureo - > of thy charity <0026 -agape -> before <1799 - enopion -> the church <1577 -ekklesia -> : whom <3739 -hos -> if thou bring <4311 -propempo -> forward <4311 -propempo -> on their journey after <0516 -axios -> a godly <2316 -theos -> sort <0516 -axios - > , thou shalt do <4160 -poieo -> well <2573 -kalos - > : 01 : 07 Because <1063 -gar -> that for his name s <3686 - onoma - > sake they went <1831 -exerchomai -> forth <1831 - exerchomai -> , taking <2983 -lambano -> nothing <3367 -medeis -> of the Gentiles <1484 -ethnos -> . 01 : 08 We therefore <3767 -oun -> ought <3784 -opheilo - > to receive <0618 -apolambano -> such <5108 -toioutos -> , that we might be fellowhelpers <4904 -sunergos -> to the truth < 0225 - aletheia -> . 01 : 09 . I wrote <1125 -grapho -> unto the church < 1577 - ekklesia -> : but Diotrephes <1361 -Diotrephes -> , who <3588 - ho -> loveth <5383 -philoproteuo -> to have the preeminence <5383 -philoproteuo -> among <1722 -en -> them , receiveth <1926 -epidechomai -> us not . 01 : 10 Wherefore <3739 -hos -> , if <1437 -ean -> I come <2064 - erchomai -> , I will remember <5279 -hupomimnesko -> his deeds <2041 -ergon -> which <3739 -hos -> he doeth <4160 -poieo -> , prating <5396 -phluareo -> against <5396 -phluareo -> us with malicious <4190 -poneros -> words <3056 -logos -> : and not content <0714 -arkeo -> therewith <5125 -toutois -> , neither <3777 -oute -> doth he himself <0846 -autos -> receive <1926 - epidechomai -> the brethren <0080 -adephos -> , and forbiddeth <2967 -koluo -> them that would <1014 -boo -lom -ahee - > , and casteth <1544 -ekballo -> [ them ] out of the church < 1577 - ekklesia -> . 01 : 11 Beloved <0027 -agapetos -> , follow <3401 - mimeomai -> not that which is evil <2556 -kakos -> , but that which is good <0018 -agathos -> . He that doeth <0015 -agathopoieo - > good <0015 -agathopoieo -> is of God <2316 -theos -> : but he that doeth <2554 -kakopoieo -> evil <2554 -kakopoieo -> hath not seen <3780 -ouchi -> God <2316 -theos -> . 01 : 12 . Demetrius <1216 -Demetrios -> hath good report <3140 - martureo -> of all <3956 -pas -> [ men ] , and of the truth <0225 -aletheia -> itself <0846 -autos -> : yea < 1161 -de -> , and we [ also <2532 -kai -> ] bear record <3140 - martureo -> ; and ye know <1492 -eido -> that our record <3141 - marturia -> is true <0227 -alethes -> . 01 : 13 I had <2192 -echo -> many <4183 -polus -> things to write <1125 -grapho -> , but I will <2309 -thelo -> not with ink <3188 -melan -> and pen <2563 -kalamos -> write < 1125 -grapho -> unto thee : 01 : 14 But I trust <1679 -elpizo -> I shall shortly < 2112 - eutheos -> see <1492 -eido -> thee , and we shall speak <2980 - laleo -> face <4750 -stoma -> to face <4750 -stoma - > . Peace <1515 -eirene -> [ be ] to thee . [ Our ] friends <5384 -philos -> salute <0782 -aspazomai -> thee . Greet <0782 - aspazomai -> the friends <5384 -philos -> by name <3686 -onoma -> .
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