The Gospel Of
Truth And Salvation
Formerly Called Third John
By Love And
Generousity
By
Apostle John De First
Greeting
To Gaius
The Elder,
To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth:
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all
things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. For I rejoiced greatly
when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk
in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in
truth.
Gaius
Commended For Generosity
Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do
for the brethren and for strangers, who have borne witness of your love before
the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of
God, you will do well, because they went forth for His name's sake, taking
nothing from the Gentiles. We therefore ought to receive such, that we may
become fellow workers for the truth.
Diotrephes And Demetrius
I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence – to be the first
anointing dove greatest – among them, does not receive us. Therefore, if I
come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, babbling against us with
malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the
brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church.
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but
what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen
God.
Demetrius has a good testimony from all,
and from the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our
testimony is true.
Farewell
Greeting
I had many things to write, but I do not
wish to write to you with pen and ink; but I hope to see you shortly, and we
shall speak face to face.
Peace to you.
Our friends greet you.
Greet the friends by name.