01 : 01 .  The elder <4245 -presbuteros -> unto the wellbeloved

<0027 -agapetos -> Gaius <1050 -Gaios -> , whom <3739 -hos -> I

love <0025 -agapao -> in the truth <0225 -aletheia -> .

01 : 02 Beloved <0027 -agapetos -> , I wish <2172 -euchomai ->

above <4012 -peri -> all <3956 -pas -> things that thou mayest

prosper <2137 -euodoo -> and be in health <5198 -hugiaino -> ,

even <2531 -kathos -> as thy soul <5590 -psuche -> prospereth

<2137 -euodoo -> .

01 : 03 .  For I rejoiced <5463 -chairo -> greatly <3029 -lian -

> , when the brethren <0080 -adephos -> came <2064 -erchomai ->

and testified <3140 -martureo -> of the truth <0225 -aletheia ->

that is in thee , even <2531 -kathos -> as thou walkest <4043 -

peripateo -> in the truth <0225 -aletheia -> .

01 : 04 I have <2192 -echo -> no <3756 -ou -> greater <3186 -

meizoteros -> joy <5479 -chara -> than to hear <0191 -akouo ->

that my children <5043 -teknon -> walk <4043 -peripateo -> in

truth <0225 -aletheia -> .

01 : 05 Beloved <0027 -agapetos -> , thou doest <4160 -poieo ->

faithfully <4103 -pistos -> whatsoever <1437 -ean -> thou doest

<4160 -poieo -> to the brethren <0080 -adephos -> , and to

strangers <3581 -xenos -> ;

01 : 06 Which <3739 -hos -> have borne witness <3140 -martureo -

> of thy charity <0026 -agape -> before <1799 -enopion -> the

church <1577 -ekklesia -> :  whom <3739 -hos -> if thou bring

<4311 -propempo -> forward <4311 -propempo -> on their journey

after <0516 -axios -> a godly <2316 -theos -> sort <0516 -axios -

> , thou shalt do <4160 -poieo -> well <2573 -kalos -> :

01 : 07 Because <1063 -gar -> that for his name s <3686 -onoma -

> sake they went <1831 -exerchomai -> forth <1831 -exerchomai ->

, taking <2983 -lambano -> nothing <3367 -medeis -> of the

Gentiles <1484 -ethnos -> .

01 : 08 We therefore <3767 -oun -> ought <3784 -opheilo -> to

receive <0618 -apolambano -> such <5108 -toioutos -> , that we

might be fellowhelpers <4904 -sunergos -> to the truth <0225 -

aletheia -> .

01 : 09 .  I wrote <1125 -grapho -> unto the church <1577 -

ekklesia -> :  but Diotrephes <1361 -Diotrephes -> , who <3588 -

ho -> loveth <5383 -philoproteuo -> to have the preeminence

<5383 -philoproteuo -> among <1722 -en -> them , receiveth <1926

-epidechomai -> us not

.

01 : 10 Wherefore <3739 -hos -> , if <1437 -ean -> I come <2064 -

erchomai -> , I will remember <5279 -hupomimnesko -> his deeds

<2041 -ergon -> which <3739 -hos -> he doeth <4160 -poieo -> ,

prating <5396 -phluareo -> against <5396 -phluareo -> us with

malicious <4190 -poneros -> words <3056 -logos -> :  and not

content <0714 -arkeo -> therewith <5125 -toutois -> , neither

<3777 -oute -> doth he himself <0846 -autos -> receive <1926 -

epidechomai -> the brethren <0080 -adephos -> , and forbiddeth

<2967 -koluo -> them that would <1014 -boo -lom -ahee -> , and

casteth <1544 -ekballo -> [ them ] out of the church <1577 -

ekklesia -> .

01 : 11 Beloved <0027 -agapetos -> , follow <3401 -mimeomai ->

not that which is evil <2556 -kakos -> , but that which is good

<0018 -agathos -> .  He that doeth <0015 -agathopoieo -> good

<0015 -agathopoieo -> is of God <2316 -theos -> :  but he that

doeth <2554 -kakopoieo -> evil <2554 -kakopoieo -> hath not seen

<3780 -ouchi -> God <2316 -theos -> .

01 : 12 .  Demetrius <1216 -Demetrios -> hath good report <3140 -

martureo -> of all <3956 -pas -> [ men ] , and of the truth

<0225 -aletheia -> itself <0846 -autos -> :  yea <1161 -de -> ,

and we [ also <2532 -kai -> ] bear record <3140 -martureo -> ;

and ye know <1492 -eido -> that our record <3141 -marturia -> is

true <0227 -alethes -> .

01 : 13 I had <2192 -echo -> many <4183 -polus -> things to

write <1125 -grapho -> , but I will <2309 -thelo -> not with ink

<3188 -melan -> and pen <2563 -kalamos -> write <1125 -grapho ->

unto thee :

01 : 14 But I trust <1679 -elpizo -> I shall shortly <2112 -

eutheos -> see <1492 -eido -> thee , and we shall speak <2980 -

laleo -> face <4750 -stoma -> to face <4750 -stoma -> .  Peace

<1515 -eirene -> [ be ] to thee .  [ Our ] friends <5384 -philos

-> salute <0782 -aspazomai -> thee .  Greet <0782 -aspazomai ->

the friends <5384 -philos -> by name <3686 -onoma -> .

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