¹ The elder to the wellbeloved Gaius, who I love in the truth. ² Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers. ³ For I rejoiced greatly, when the brothers came and testified of the truth that is in you, even as you walks in the truth. ⁴ I have no greater+ joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. ⁵ Beloved, you do faithfully anything+ you do to the brothers, and to strangers; ⁶ Which have borne witness of your charity before the church: who if you bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, you will do well: ⁷ Because that for his name's sake they went forward, taking nothing of the Gentiles. ⁸ We therefore should to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. ⁹ I wrote to the church: but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, receives us not. ¹⁰ why+ , if I come, I will remember his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words: and not content with that+ , neither does he himself receive the brothers, and forbiddeth them that would, and casts them out of the church. ¹¹ Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that does good is of God: but he that does evil has not seen God. ¹² Demetrius has good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yes, and we also bear record; and you know that our record is true. ¹³ I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write to you: ¹⁴ But I trust I will shortly see you, and we will speak face to face. Peace be to you. Our friends salute you. Greet the friends by name.