1 The elder, To Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth. VP
2 Beloved, concerning all things I pray you to prosper and to be in good health, just as your soul prospers. VP
3 For I rejoiced exceedingly [on] [the] brothers' coming and testifying of your truth, just as you are walking in truth. VP
4 I have no greater joy than these things, that I should hear of my children walking in the truth. VP
5 Beloved, you are doing faithfully whatever you might work for the brothers, and they are strangers, VP
6 who testified of your love before [the] church, whom you will do well having sent forward worthily of God. VP
7 For they went out on behalf of the Name, receiving nothing from the Gentiles. VP
8 Therefore we ought to support such, so that we may be fellow workers in the truth. VP
9 I did write something to the church; but the [one] loving to be first among them, Diotrephes, does not welcome us. VP
10 Because of this, if I should come, I will bring to remembrance his works that he is doing, prattling against us with evil words; and not being satisfied with these, neither does he welcome the brothers himself, and he forbids those intending, and he casts [them] out of the church. VP
11 Beloved, do not imitate what [is] evil, but what [is] good. The [one] doing good is of God; the [one] doing evil has not seen God. VP
12 Testimony has been given to Demetrius by all, and by the truth itself; and we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true. VP
13 I had many things to write to you, but I do not want to write to you with ink and pen; VP
14 but I hope to see you soon, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name. VP