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WITH ANNOTATIONS, REFERENCES, AND AN HISTORICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX
The Third Epistle of St. John the Apostle
vs 9-11
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The ancient to the dearly beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
2 Dearly beloved, concerning
all things I make it my prayer that thou mayest proceed prosperously, and fare
well as thy soul doth prosperously.
3 I was exceedingly glad
when the brethren came and gave testimony to the truth in thee, even as thou
walkest in the truth.
4 I have no greater grace
than this, to hear that my children walk in truth.
5 Dearly beloved, thou dost
faithfully whatever thou dost for the brethren, and that for strangers,
6 Who have given testimony
to thy charity in the sight of the church: whom thou shalt do well to bring
forward on their way in a manner worthy of God.
7 Because, for his name they
went out, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
8 We therefore ought to
receive such, that we may be fellow helpers of the truth.
9 I had written perhaps to
the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the pre-eminence among them,
doth not receive us.
10 For this cause, if I come,
I will advertise his works which he doth, with malicious words prating against
us. And as if these things were not enough for him, neither doth he himself
receive the brethren, and them that do receive them he forbiddeth, and casteth
out of the church.
11 Dearly beloved, follow not
that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doth good, is of God: he
that doth evil, hath not seen God.
12 To Demetrius testimony is
given by all, and by the truth itself, yea and we also give testimony: and thou
knowest that our testimony is true.
13 I had many things to
write unto thee: but I would not by ink and pen write to thee.
14 But I hope speedily to
see thee, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace be to thee. Our friends
salute thee. Salute the friends by name.
But this I confess to thee, that according to the way, which they call a
heresy, so do I serve the Father and my God,
believing all the things which are written in the law and the prophets: