The Third Epistle General of John

THE ELDER UNTO THE WELLBELOVED GAIUS, WHOM I LOVE IN THE TRUTH*

BELOVED, I WISH ABOVE ALL THINGS THAT THOU MAYEST PROSPER AND BE IN HEALTH, EVEN AS THY SOUL PROSPERETH*

FOR I REJOICED GREATLY, WHEN THE BRETHREN CAME AND TESTIFIED OF THE TRUTH THAT IS IN THEE, EVEN AS THOU WALKEST IN THE TRUTH*

I HAVE NO GREATER JOY THAN TO HEAR THAT MY CHILDREN WALK IN TRUTH*

BELOVED, THOU DOEST FAITHFULLY WHATSOEVER THOU DOEST TO THE BRETHREN, AND TO STRANGERS* WHICH HAVE BORNE WITNESS OF THY CHARITY BEFORE THE CHURCH* WHOM IF THOU BRING FORWARD ON THEIR JOURNEY AFTER A GODLY SORT, THOU SHALT DO WELL* BECAUSE THAT FOR HIS NAME’S SAKE THEY WENT FORTH, TAKING NOTHING OF THE GENTILES*

WE THEREFORE OUGHT TO RECEIVE SUCH, THAT WE MIGHT BE FELLOWHELPERS TO THE TRUTH*

I WROTE UNTO THE CHURCH* BUT DIOTREPHES, WHO LOVETH TO HAVE THE PREEMINENCE AMONG THEM, RECEIVETH US NOT*

WHEREFORE, IF I COME, I WILL REMEMBER HIS DEEDS WHICH HE DOETH, PRATING AGAINST US WITH MALICIOUS WORDS* AND NOT CONTENT THEREWITH, NEITHER DOTH HE HIMSELF RECEIVE THE BRETHREN, AND FORBIDDETH THEM THAT WOULD, AND CASTETH THEM OUT OF THE CHURCH*

BELOVED, FOLLOW NOT THAT WHICH IS EVIL, BUT THAT WHICH IS GOOD* HE THAT DOETH GOOD IS OF GOD* BUT HE THAT DOETH EVIL HATH NOT SEEN GOD*

DEMETRIUS HATH GOOD REPORT OF ALL MEN, AND OF THE TRUTH ITSELF* YEA, AND WE ALSO BEAR RECORD* AND YE KNOW THAT OUR RECORD IS TRUE*

I HAD MANY THINGS TO WRITE, BUT I WILL NOT WITH INK AND PEN WRITE UNTO THEE* BUT I TRUST I SHALL SHORTLY SEE THEE, AND WE SHALL SPEAK FACE TO FACE* PEACE BE TO THEE* OUR FRIENDS SALUTE THEE* GREET THE FRIENDS BY NAME*