3 JOHN 1
1 The elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
2 Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
3 For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bare witness unto thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth.
4 Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
5 Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal;
6 who bare witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their journey worthily of God:
7 because that for the sake of the Name they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
8 We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be fellow-workers with the truth.
9 I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
10 Therefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he doeth, prating against us with wicked words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and them that would he forbiddeth, and casteth them out of the church.
11 Beloved, imitate not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
12 Demetrius hath the witness of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, we also bear witness; and thou knowest that our witness is true.
13 I had many things to write unto thee, but I am unwilling to write them to thee with ink and pen:
14 but I hope shortly to see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be unto thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.
Cross-references
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- 11Jn 3:18, Rom 16:23, 1Co 1:14, 2Jn 1:1–13, Act 19:29, Act 20:4
- 22Pe 1:3–9, 2Pe 3:18, Col 1:4–6, 1Pe 4:8, 1Th 2:13–14, Psa 20:1–5, 2Th 1:3, 1Th 1:3–10
- 32Jn 1:4, 2Jn 1:2, 1Th 3:6–9, Rom 1:8–9, 2Co 7:6–7, 3Jn 1:4, 1Th 2:19–20, Psa 119:11
- 4Gal 4:19, 2Ti 1:2, Pro 23:24, 1Ti 1:2, 2Ki 20:3, 1Ki 2:4, Gal 2:14, 1Ki 3:6
- 5Gal 6:10, Luk 16:10–12, Col 3:17, Luk 12:42, Mat 24:45, 2Co 4:1–3, 1Pe 4:10–11
- 61Th 2:12, Tit 3:13, Act 15:3, Phm 1:5–7, Col 1:10, Php 4:14, Rom 15:24, 2Co 1:16
- 72Co 4:5, Rev 2:3, 2Ki 5:15–16, Col 1:24, 1Co 9:18, 2Co 11:7–9, 2Co 12:13, Act 5:41
- 81Co 3:5–9, 1Co 16:10–11, 2Co 6:1, Php 4:3, 2Co 8:23, 1Th 3:2, 2Co 7:2–3, Col 4:11
- 9Tit 1:7–16, Luk 22:24–27, Luk 9:48, Mat 23:4–8, Mrk 9:34, Mat 10:40–42, Php 2:3–5, Rom 12:10
- 10Isa 66:5, Luk 6:22, 2Co 13:2, Pro 10:8, Pro 10:10, 2Co 10:1–11, 1Co 5:1–5, 3Jn 1:5
- 11Isa 1:16–17, Psa 37:27, Eph 5:1, 1Pe 3:11, Jhn 3:20, 1Pe 3:13, Psa 34:14, 1Jn 3:6–9
- 121Ti 3:7, Jhn 21:24, Act 22:12, Act 10:22, Jhn 19:35, 1Th 4:12
- 132Jn 1:12
- 141Pe 5:14, Rom 16:1–16, Gen 43:23, Eph 6:23, Gal 5:16, Dan 4:1
- 15Jhn 10:3