\NormalFont\ShortTitle{3 John}
{\MT John’s Third Letter

\par }\OneChap {\PP \VerseOne{1}The ancient
to
the dearly
beloved
Gaius,
whom
I
love
in
truth.
\VS{2}Dearly
beloved,
concerning
all
things
I make
it
my prayer
that thou mayest proceed prosperously,
and fare
well
as thy
soul doth prosperously.
\VS{3}I
was
exceedingly
glad
when
the
brethren
came
and gave
testimony
to
the
truth
in thee,
even
as thou walkest
in
the
truth.
\VS{4}I
have
no
greater grace
than
this,
to
hear
that
my
children
walk
in
truth.
\VS{5}Dearly
beloved, thou dost
faithfully
whatever thou dost
for
the
brethren,
and
that
for
strangers,
\VS{6}Who
have
given
testimony
to thy charity
in
the
sight
of
the
church:
whom thou shalt
do
well
to
bring forward
on
their
way
in
a
manner
worthy
of
God.
\VS{7}Because,
for
his
name
they
went
out,
taking
nothing
of
the
Gentiles.
\VS{8}We
therefore
ought
to receive
such,
that
we
may
be
fellow helpers
of
the
truth.
\VS{9}I
had
written perhaps
to
the
church:
but
Diotrephes,
who loveth
to
have
the pre-eminence among
them, doth
not
receive us.
\VS{10}For
this
cause,
if
I
come,
I
will advertise
his
works
which
he doth,
with malicious
words prating
against
us.
And
as
if
these
things
were
not
enough
for
him,
neither doth
he
himself
receive
the
brethren,
and
them
that
do
receive
them
he forbiddeth,
and casteth
out
of
the
church.
\VS{11}Dearly
beloved,
follow
not
that
which
is
evil,
but
that
which
is
good.
He
that doth
good,
is
of
God:
he
that doth
evil, hath
not
seen
God.
\VS{12}To
Demetrius
testimony
is
given
by
all,
and
by
the
truth
itself, yea
and
we
also give
testimony:
and thou knowest
that
our
testimony
is
true.
\VS{13}I
had
many
things
to
write unto thee:
but
I
would
not
by
ink
and
pen
write
to thee.
\VS{14}But
I
hope speedily
to
see thee,
and
we
will
speak
mouth
to
mouth. Peace
be
to thee.
Our friends salute thee. Salute
the friends
by name.
\par }