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1The elder^G4245 to the beloved^G27 Gaius,^G1050 whom^G3739 I love^G25 in truth.^G225
2Beloved,^G27 I pray^G2172 that in all^G3956 respects^G3956 you may prosper^G2137 and be in good^G5198 health,^G5198 just^G2531 as your soul^G5590 prospers.^G2137
3For I was very^G3029 glad^G5463 when brethren^G80 came^G2064 and bore^G3140 witness^G3140 to your truth,^G225 [that is,] how^G2531 you are walking^G4043 in truth.^G225
4I have^G2192 no^G3756 greater^G3173 joy^G5479 than this,^G3778 to hear^G191 of my children^G5043 walking^G4043 in the truth.^G225
5Beloved,^G27 you are acting^G4160 faithfully^G4103 in whatever^G3739G1437 you accomplish^G2038 for the brethren,^G80 and especially^G3778 [when they are] strangers;^G3581
6and they bear^G3140 witness^G3140 to your love^G26 before^G1799 the church;^G1577 and you will do^G4160 well^G2573 to send^G4311 them on their way^G4311 in a manner^G516 worthy^G516 of God.^G2316
7For they went^G1831 out for the sake^G5228 of the Name,^G3686 accepting^G2983 nothing^G3367 from the Gentiles.^G1482
8Therefore^G3767 we ought^G3784 to support^G5274 such^G5108 men,^G5108 that we may be fellow^G4904 workers^G4904 with the truth.^G225
9I wrote^G1125 something^G5100 to the church;^G1577 but Diotrephes,^G1361 who loves^G5383 to be first^G5383 among them, does not accept^G1926 what we say.^G1473
10For this^G3778 reason,^G1223 if^G1437 I come,^G2064 I will call^G5279 attention^G5279 to his deeds^G2041 which^G3739 he does,^G4160 unjustly^G5396 accusing^G5396 us with wicked^G4190 words;^G3056 and not satisfied^G714 with this,^G3778 neither^G3777 does he himself^G846 receive^G1926 the brethren,^G80 and he forbids^G2967 those^G3588 who desire^G1014 [to do so,] and puts^G1544 [them] out of the church.^G1577
11Beloved,^G27 do not imitate^G3401 what^G2556 is evil,^G2556 but what^G18 is good.^G18 The one who does^G15 good^G15 is of God;^G2316 the one who does^G2554 evil^G2554 has not seen^G3708 God.^G2316
12Demetrius^G1216 has received^G3140 a [good] testimony^G3140 from everyone,^G3956 and from the truth^G225 itself;^G846 and we also^G2532 bear^G3140 witness,^G3140 and you know^G3609 that our witness^G3141 is true.^G227
13I had^G2192 many^G4183 things^G4183 to write^G1125 to you, but I am^G2309 not willing^G2309 to write^G1125 [them] to you with pen^G2563 and ink;^G3189
14but I hope^G1679 to see^G3708 you shortly,^G2112 and we shall speak^G2980 face^G4750 to face.^G4750 Peace^G1515 [be] to you. The friends^G5384 greet^G782 you. Greet^G782 the friends^G5384 by name.^G3686

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1ο ^G3588 πρεσβυτερος ^G4245 γαιω ^G1050 τω ^G3588 αγαπητω ^G27 ον ^G3739 εγω ^G1473 αγαπω ^G25G5719 εν ^G1722 αληθεια ^G225
2αγαπητε ^G27 περι ^G4012 παντων ^G3956 ευχομαι ^G2172G5736 σε ^G4571 ευοδουσθαι ^G2137G5745 και ^G2532 υγιαινειν ^G5198G5721 καθως ^G2531 ευοδουται ^G2137G5743 σου ^G4675 η ^G3588 ψυχη ^G5590
3εχαρην ^G5463G5644 γαρ ^G1063 λιαν ^G3029 ερχομενων ^G2064G5740 αδελφων ^G80 και ^G2532 μαρτυρουντων ^G3140G5723 σου ^G4675 τη ^G3588 αληθεια ^G225 καθως ^G2531 συ ^G4771 εν ^G1722 αληθεια ^G225 περιπατεις ^G4043G5719
4μειζοτεραν ^G3186 τουτων ^G5130 ουκ ^G3756 εχω ^G2192G5719 χαραν ^G5479 ινα ^G2443 ακουω ^G191G5725 τα ^G3588 εμα ^G1699 τεκνα ^G5043 εν ^G1722 αληθεια ^G225 περιπατουντα ^G4043G5723
5αγαπητε ^G27 πιστον ^G4103 ποιεις ^G4160G5719 ο ^G3739 εαν ^G1437 εργαση ^G2038G5667 εις ^G1519 τους ^G3588 αδελφους ^G80 και ^G2532 εις ^G1519 τους ^G3588 ξενους ^G3581
6οι ^G3739 εμαρτυρησαν ^G3140G5656 σου ^G4675 τη ^G3588 αγαπη ^G26 ενωπιον ^G1799 εκκλησιας ^G1577 ους ^G3739 καλως ^G2573 ποιησεις ^G4160G5692 προπεμψας ^G4311G5660 αξιως ^G516 του ^G3588 θεου ^G2316
7υπερ ^G5228 γαρ ^G1063 του ^G3588 ονοματος ^G3686 {VAR2: αυτου ^G846 } εξηλθον ^G1831G5627 μηδεν ^G3367 λαμβανοντες ^G2983G5723 απο ^G575 των ^G3588 εθνων ^G1484
8ημεις ^G2249 ουν ^G3767 οφειλομεν ^G3784G5719 απολαμβανειν ^G618G5721 τους ^G3588 τοιουτους ^G5108 ινα ^G2443 συνεργοι ^G4904 γινωμεθα ^G1096G5741 τη ^G3588 αληθεια ^G225
9εγραψα ^G1125G5656 τη ^G3588 εκκλησια ^G1577 αλλ ^G235 ο ^G3588 φιλοπρωτευων ^G5383G5723 αυτων ^G846 διοτρεφης ^G1361 ουκ ^G3756 επιδεχεται ^G1926G5736 ημας ^G2248
10δια ^G1223 τουτο ^G5124 εαν ^G1437 ελθω ^G2064G5632 υπομνησω ^G5279G5692 αυτου ^G846 τα ^G3588 εργα ^G2041 α ^G3739 ποιει ^G4160G5719 λογοις ^G3056 πονηροις ^G4190 φλυαρων ^G5396G5723 ημας ^G2248 και ^G2532 μη ^G3361 αρκουμενος ^G714G5746 επι ^G1909 τουτοις ^G5125 ουτε ^G3777 αυτος ^G846 επιδεχεται ^G1926G5736 τους ^G3588 αδελφους ^G80 και ^G2532 τους ^G3588 βουλομενους ^G1014G5740 κωλυει ^G2967G5719 και ^G2532 εκ ^G1537 της ^G3588 εκκλησιας ^G1577 εκβαλλει ^G1544G5719
11αγαπητε ^G27 μη ^G3361 μιμου ^G3401G5737 το ^G3588 κακον ^G2556 αλλα ^G235 το ^G3588 αγαθον ^G18 ο ^G3588 αγαθοποιων ^G15G5723 εκ ^G1537 του ^G3588 θεου ^G2316 εστιν ^G2076G5748 ο ^G3588 δε ^G1161 κακοποιων ^G2554G5723 ουχ ^G3756 εωρακεν ^G3708G5758 τον ^G3588 θεον ^G2316
12δημητριω ^G1216 μεμαρτυρηται ^G3140G5769 υπο ^G5259 παντων ^G3956 και ^G2532 υπ ^G5259 αυτης ^G846 της ^G3588 αληθειας ^G225 και ^G2532 ημεις ^G2249 δε ^G1161 μαρτυρουμεν ^G3140G5719 και ^G2532 οιδατε ^G1492G5758 οτι ^G3754 η ^G3588 μαρτυρια ^G3141 ημων ^G2257 αληθης ^G227 εστιν ^G2076G5748
13πολλα ^G4183 ειχον ^G2192G5707 γραφειν ^G1125G5721 αλλ ^G235 ου ^G3756 θελω ^G2309G5719 δια ^G1223 μελανος ^G3188 και ^G2532 καλαμου ^G2563 σοι ^G4671 γραψαι ^G1125G5658
14ελπιζω ^G1679G5719 δε ^G1161 ευθεως ^G2112 ιδειν ^G1492G5629 σε ^G4571 και ^G2532 στομα ^G4750 προς ^G4314 στομα ^G4750 λαλησομεν ^G2980G5692
15ειρηνη ^G1515 σοι ^G4671 ασπαζονται ^G782G5736 σε ^G4571 οι ^G3588 φιλοι ^G5384 ασπαζου ^G782G5737 τους ^G3588 φιλους ^G5384 κατ ^G2596 ονομα ^G3686

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