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

\par }\OneChap {\SH Greetings
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}From
the
elder
to
his
dear
friend
Gaius,
whom
he
sincerely
loves.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Dear
friend,
I
pray
that
all
may
be
well
with
you
and
that
you
may
have
good
health –
I
know
that
all
is
well
with
your
soul.
\VS{3}For
it
was
a
great
joy
to
me,
when
some
followers
of
the
Lord
came
and
testified
to
your
fidelity
to
the
truth.
I
know
that
your
own
life
is
guided
by
the
truth.
\VS{4}Nothing
gives
me
greater
pleasure
than
to
hear
from
time
to
time
that
the
lives
of
my
children
are
guided
by
the
truth.
\par }{\SH Gaius
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Dear
friend,
you
are
faithful
in
all
the
things
you
do
for
other
followers –
even
when
they
are
strangers
to
you.
\VS{6}They
themselves
have
testified
before
the
church
to
your
love.
You
will
do
well
to
help
them
on
their
way
in
a
manner
worthy
of
the
service
of
God.
\VS{7}For
it
was
on
behalf
of Christ’s
name
that
they
set
out,
not
accepting
even
one
thing
from
the
Gentiles.
\VS{8}Therefore,
we
should
support
people
like
them,
and
so
take
our
share
in
their
work
for
the
truth.
\par }{\SH Diotrephes
and Demetrius
\par }{\PP \VS{9}I
wrote
something
to
the
church,
but
Diotrephes (who
loves
to
be
the
leader
among
them)
doesn’t
welcome
us.
\VS{10}So
if
I
come,
I
will
bring
up
his
actions
in
telling
wicked
nonsense
about
us.
Not
content
with
that,
he
not
only
refuses
to
personally
welcome
our
friends
who
are
followers,
but
actually
stops
those
who
would,
and expels
them
from
the
church.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Dear
friend,
do
not
follow
a
bad
example,
but
a
good
one.
The
person
who
does
what
is
good
is
from
God;
the
person
who
does
what
is
bad
has
never
seen
God.
\VS{12}Everyone
has
always
had
a
good
word
for
Demetrius,
and
the
truth
itself
speaks
for
him.
Yes,
and
we
also
add
our
good
word,
and
you
know
that
what
we
say
is
true.
\par }{\SH Final
words
\par }{\PP \VS{13}I
have
many
things
to
tell
you,
but
I
would
rather
not
use
pen
and
ink.
\VS{14}I
hope
to
see
you
soon,
and
then
we
will
speak
face
to
face.
\VS{15}Peace
be
with
you.
The
friends
here
send
you
their greetings.
Greet
each
one
of
our
friends.\par }