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• Revisers’ Preface.
• New Testament
• Revisers’ Preface.
• The Gospel According to S. Matthew.
• The Gospel According to S. Mark.
• The Gospel According to S. Luke.
• The Gospel According to S. John.
• The Acts of the Apostles.
• The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans.
• The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians.
• The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians.
• The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians.
• The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians.
• The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians.
• The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians.
• The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians.
• The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians.
• The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy.
• The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy.
• The Epistle of Paul to Titus.
• The Epistle of Paul to Philemon.
• The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews.
• The General Epistle of James.
• The First Epistle General of Peter.
• The Second Epistle General of Peter.
• The First Epistle General of John.
• The Second Epistle of John.
• The Third Epistle of John.
• The General Epistle of Jude.
• The Revelation of S. John the Divine.
• List of Readings and Renderings Preferred By the American Committee, Recorded At Their Desire. See Preface to New Testament.
• Classes of Passages.

THE THIRD EPISTLE OF JOHN.

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1The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love ∥ in the truth.

2 Beloved, I ∥ wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;

6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well.

7 Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.

9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

12 Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.

13 I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:

14 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak † face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.

[∥ ]Or, truly.

[∥ ]Or, pray.

[† ]Gr. mouth to mouth.