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1. The church leader writes to the much-loved Gaius. I love you because of the truth.
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1. The G3588 elder G4245 unto the G3588 well G27 -beloved Gaius G1050 , whom G3739 I G1473 love G25 in G1722 the truth G225 .
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2. Dear friend, I pray that you are doing well in every way. I pray that your body is strong and well even as your soul is.
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2. Beloved G27 , I wish G2172 above G4012 all things G3956 that thou G4571 mayest prosper G2137 and G2532 be in health G5198 , even as G2531 thy G4675 soul G5590 prospereth G2137 .
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3. I was very happy when some Christians came and told me about how you are following the truth.
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3. For G1063 I rejoiced G5463 greatly G3029 , when the brethren G80 came G2064 and G2532 testified G3140 of the G3588 truth G225 that is in thee G4675 , even as G2531 thou G4771 walkest G4043 in G1722 the truth G225 .
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4. I can have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth.
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4. I have G2192 no G3756 greater G3186 joy G5479 than G5130 to G2443 hear G191 that my G1699 children G5043 walk G4043 in G1722 truth G225 .
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5. Dear friend, you are doing a good work by being kind to the Christians, and for sure, to the strangers.
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5. Beloved G27 , thou doest G4160 faithfully G4103 whatsoever G3739 G1437 thou doest G2038 to G1519 the G3588 brethren G80 , and G2532 to G1519 strangers G3581 ;
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6. They have told the church about your love. It will be good for you to help them on their way as God would have you.
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6. Which G3739 have borne witness G3140 of thy G4675 charity G26 before G1799 the church G1577 : whom G3739 if thou bring forward on their journey G4311 after a godly sort G516 G2316 , thou shalt do G4160 well G2573 :
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7. These people are working for the Lord. They are taking nothing from the people who do not know God.
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7. Because G1063 that for his name's sake G5228 G846 G3686 they went forth G1831 , taking G2983 nothing G3367 of G575 the G3588 Gentiles G1484 .
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8. So we should help such people. That way we will be working with them as they teach the truth.
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8. We G2249 therefore G3767 ought G3784 to receive G618 such G5108 , that G2443 we might be G1096 fellow helpers G4904 to the G3588 truth G225 .
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9. I wrote a letter to the church. But Diotrephes wants to be the leader and put himself first. He will have nothing to do with us.
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9. I wrote G1125 unto the G3588 church G1577 : but G235 Diotrephes G1361 , who loveth to have the preeminence G5383 among them G848 , receiveth G1926 us G2248 not G3756 .
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10. So if I come, I will show what he is doing by the bad things he is saying about us. Not only that, he will not take the Christian brothers into his home. He keeps others from doing it also. When they do, he puts them out of the church.
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10. Wherefore G1223 G5124 , if G1437 I come G2064 , I will remember G5279 his G846 deeds G2041 which G3739 he doth G4160 , prating against G5396 us G2248 with malicious G4190 words G3056 : and G2532 not G3361 content G714 therewith G1909 G5125 , neither G3777 doth he G848 himself receive G1926 the G3588 brethren G80 , and G2532 forbiddeth G2967 them that would G1014 , and G2532 casteth G1544 them out of G1537 the G3588 church G1577 .
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11. Dear friend, do not follow what is sinful, but follow what is good. The person who does what is good belongs to God. The person who does what is sinful has not seen God.
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11. Beloved G27 , follow G3401 not G3361 that which is evil G2556 , but G235 that which is good G18 . He that doeth good G15 is G2076 of G1537 God G2316 : but G1161 he that doeth evil G2554 hath not G3756 seen G3708 God G2316 .
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12. Everyone speaks good things about Demetrius. The truth itself speaks for him. We say the same thing also and you know we are speaking the truth.
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12. Demetrius G1216 hath good report G3140 of G5259 all G3956 men , and G2532 of G5259 the G3588 truth G225 itself G846 : yea G1161 , and G2532 we G2249 also bear record G3140 ; and G2532 ye know G1492 that G3754 our G2257 record G3141 is G2076 true G227 .
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13. I have much to write about but I do not want to write it in this letter.
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13. I had G2192 many things G4183 to write G1125 , but G235 I will G2309 not G3756 with G1223 ink G3188 and G2532 pen G2563 write G1125 unto thee G4671 :
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14. I hope to see you soon and then we can talk together. May you have peace. The friends here greet you. Greet each friend there by name.
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14. But G1161 I trust G1679 I shall shortly G2112 see G1492 thee G4571 , and G2532 we shall speak G2980 face to face G4750 G4314 G4750 . Peace G1515 be to thee G4671 . Our friends G5384 salute G782 thee G4571 . Greet G782 the G3588 friends G5384 by G2596 name G3686 .
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