NASB — 3 John 1 — KJV

You Walk in the Truth

1 aThe elder° to the beloved° bGaius°, whom° I clove° in truth°.

[1] a2 Jn 1 bAc 19:29; 20:4; Ro 16:23; 1Co 1:14 c1 Jn 3:18; 2 Jn 1

2 ¶ Beloved°, I pray° that in all° respects° you may prosper° and be in good° health°, just° as your soul° prospers°. 3 For I awas very° glad° when bbrethren° came° and testified° to your truth°, [that is], how° you aare walking° in truth°. 4 I have° no° greater° joy° than Ithis°, to hear° of amy children° bwalking° in the truth°.

[3] a2 Jn 4 bAc 1:15; Ga 6:10; 3 Jn 5, 10
[4] ILit these things, that I hear a1Co 4:14f; 2Co 6:13; Ga 4:19; 1Th 2:11; 1Ti 1:2; 2Ti 1:2; Phm 10; 1 Jn 2:1 b2 Jn 4

5 ¶ Beloved°, you are acting° faithfully° in whatever°° you accomplish° for the abrethren°, and Iespecially° [when they are] bstrangers°; 6 and they have testified° to your love° before° the church°. You will do° well° to asend° them on their way° in a manner° bworthy° of God°. 7 For they went° out for the sake° of athe Name°, baccepting° nothing° from the Gentiles°. 8 Therefore° we ought° to Isupport° such° men°, so° that we may IIbe fellow° workers° IIIwith the truth°.

[5] ILit this aAc 1:15; Ga 6:10; 3 Jn 3, 10 bRo 12:13; He 13:2
[6] aAc 15:3; Tit 3:13 bCol 1:10; 1Th 2:12
[7] aJn 15:21; Ac 5:41; Php 2:9 bAc 20:33, 35
[8] IOr receive such men as guests IIOr prove ourselves to be IIIOr for

9 ¶ I wrote° something° to the church°; but Diotrephes°, who loves° to abe first° among them, does not accept° Iwhat we say°. 10 For this° reason°, aif° I come°, I will call° attention° to his deeds° which° he does°, unjustly° accusing° us with wicked° words°; and not satisfied° with this°, he himself° does not breceive° the cbrethren°, either°, and he forbids° those° who desire° [to do so] and dputs° [them] out of the church°.

[9] ILit us a2 Jn 9
[10] a2 Jn 12 b2 Jn 10; 3 Jn 5 cAc 1:15; Ga 6:10; 3 Jn 3, 5 dJn 9:34

11 ¶ Beloved°, ado not imitate° what° is evil°, but what° is good°. bThe one who does° good° is of God°; cthe one who does° evil° has not seen° God°. 12 Demetrius° ahas received° a [good] testimony° from everyone°, and from the truth° itself°; and we add° our testimony°, and byou know° that our testimony° is true°.

[11] aPs 34:14; 37:27 b1 Jn 2:29; 3:10 c1 Jn 3:6
[12] aAc 6:3; 1Ti 3:7 bJn 19:35; 21:24

13aI had° many° things° to write° to you, but I am° not willing° to write° [them] to you with pen° and ink°; 14 but I hope° to see° you shortly°, and we will speak° face° to face°.

[13] a2 Jn 12

15aPeace° [be] to you. The friends° greet° you. Greet° the friends° bby name°.

[15] aJn 20:19, 21, 26; Ep 6:23; 1P 5:14 bJn 10:3


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He commendeth Gaius for his piety

1 ¶ The² elderº unto the² wellbelovedº Gaius,º whomº Iº loveºª inº the truth.º 2 Beloved,º I wishºª aboveº all thingsº that thouº mayest prosperºª andº be in health,ºª even asº thyº soulº prospereth.ºª 3 Forº I rejoicedºª greatly,º when the brethrenº cameºª andº testifiedºª of the² truthº that is in thee,º even asº thouº walkestºª inº the truth.º 4 I haveºª noº greaterº¹ joyº than² toº hearºª that myº childrenº walkºª inº truth.º

[1] Ac 19:29; 20:4; Ro 16:23; 1Co 1:14; 1Jn 3:18; 2Jn 1:1.
[2] Ps 20:1; Php 2:4, 27; Col 1:4; 1Th 1:3; 2:13, 19; 3:6; 2Th 1:3; 2:13; Phm 1:5; Jm 5:12; 1P 4:8; 2P 1:3; 3:18; 3Jn 1:3; Rv 2:9.
[3] Ps 119:11; Ro 1:8; 2Co 7:6; Ep 1:15; Php 1:4; Col 1:7; 1Th 2:19; 3:6; 2Jn 1:2, 4; 3Jn 1:4.
[4] 1K 2:4; 3:6; 2K 20:3; Ps 26:1; Pv 23:24; Is 8:18; 38:3; Jn 12:35; 1Co 4:15; Ga 2:14; 4:19; Phm 1:10.

and hospitality

5 Beloved,º thou doestºª faithfullyº whatsoeverºº thou doestºª toº the² brethren,º andº toº strangers;º 6 Whichº have borne witnessºª of thyº charityº beforeº the church:º whomº if thou bring forward on their journeyºª after¹ª a godly¹ sort,º²² thou shalt doºª well:º

[5] Mt 24:45; Lk 12:42; 16:10; 2Co 4:1; Col 3:17; 1P 4:10.
[6] Gn 4:7; Jna 4:4; Mt 25:21; Ac 15:3, 29; 21:5; Ro 15:24; 2Co 1:16; Php 4:14; 1Th 2:12; Tit 3:13; Phm 1:5; 1P 2:20; 3Jn 1:12.

to true preachers:

7 Because² that¹ for¹ª his¹ name's¹ sakeº²² they went forth,ºª takingºª nothingº ofº the² Gentiles.º 8 Weº thereforeº oughtºª to receiveºª such,º thatº we might beºª fellowhelpersº to the² truth.º

[7] 2K 5:15, 20; Ac 8:4; 9:16; 1Co 9:12, 18; 2Co 4:5; 11:7; 12:13; Col 1:24; Rv 2:3.
[8] Mt 10:14, 40; Lk 11:7; 1Co 3:5; 16:10; 2Co 6:1; 7:2; 8:23; Php 4:3; Col 4:11; 1Th 3:2; Phm 1:2, 24; 3Jn 1:10.

complaining of the unkind dealing of ambitious Diotrephes on the contrary side,

9 I wroteºª unto the² church:º butº Diotrephes,º who¹ loveth to have the preeminenceºª among them,¹² receivethºª usº not.º 10 Wherefore,ºº ifº I come,ºª I will rememberºª hisº deedsº whichº he doeth,ºª prating againstºª usº with¹ malicious² words:¹² andº notº contentºª therewith,ºº neitherº doth¹ª he² himself¹ receiveºª the² brethren,º andº forbiddethºª them that would,ºª andº castethºª [them] out ofº the² church.º

[9] Mt 10:40; 20:20; 23:4; Mk 9:34, 37; 10:35; Lk 9:48; 22:24; Ro 12:10; Php 2:3; Tit 1:7; 3Jn 1:8.
[10] Pv 10:8, 10; Is 66:5; Lk 6:22; Jn 9:22, 34; 1Co 5:1; 2Co 10:1; 13:2.

whose evil example is not to be followed:

11 Beloved,º followºª notº that which is evil,º butº that which is good.º He that doeth goodºª isºª ofº God:º butº he that doeth evilºª hath¹ª notº seenºª God.º

[11] Ex 23:2; Ps 37:27; Pv 12:11; Is 1:16; Jn 3:20; 10:27; 12:26; 1Co 4:16; 11:1; Ep 5:1; Php 3:17; 1Th 1:6; 2:14; 2Ti 3:10; He 6:12; 1P 3:11, 13; 1Jn 2:29; 3:6.

and giveth special testimony to the good report of Demetrius.

12 Demetriusº hath good reportºª ofº allº [men], andº ofº the² truthº itself:º yea,º andº weº [also] bear record;ºª andº ye knowºª thatº ourº recordº isºª true.º 13 I hadºª many thingsº to write,ºª butº I willºª notº withº inkº andº penº writeºª unto thee:º 14 Butº I trustºª I shall¹ª shortlyº seeºª thee,º andº we shall speakºª face¹ to¹ face.º² Peaceº [be] to thee.º [Our] friendsº saluteºª thee.º Greetºª the² friendsº byº name.º

[12] Jn 19:35; 21:24; Ac 10:22; 22:12; 1Th 4:12; 1Ti 3:7.
[13] 2Jn 1:12.
[14] Gn 43:23; Dn 4:1; Ro 16:1, 10; Ga 5:16; Ep 6:23; 1P 5:14.


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