GNT

1 ὁ πρεσβύτερος γαΐῳ τῶ ἀγαπητῶ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ.

2 ἀγαπητέ, περὶ πάντων εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι καὶ ὑγιαίνειν, καθὼς εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή.

3 ἐχάρην γὰρ λίαν ἐρχομένων ἀδελφῶν καὶ μαρτυρούντων σου τῇ ἀληθείᾳ, καθὼς σὺ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ περιπατεῖς.

4 μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω χαράν, ἵνα ἀκούω τὰ ἐμὰ τέκνα ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα.

5 ἀγαπητέ, πιστὸν ποιεῖς ὃ ἐὰν ἐργάσῃ εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ τοῦτο ξένους,

6 οἳ ἐμαρτύρησάν σου τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐνώπιον ἐκκλησίας, οὓς καλῶς ποιήσεις προπέμψας ἀξίως τοῦ θεοῦ·

7 ὑπὲρ γὰρ τοῦ ὀνόματος ἐξῆλθον μηδὲν λαμβάνοντες ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνικῶν.

8 ἡμεῖς οὗν ὀφείλομεν ὑπολαμβάνειν τοὺς τοιούτους, ἵνα συνεργοὶ γινώμεθα τῇ ἀληθείᾳ.

9 ἔγραψά τι τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἀλλ᾽ ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν διοτρέφης οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς.

10 διὰ τοῦτο, ἐὰν ἔλθω, ὑπομνήσω αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα ἃ ποιεῖ, λόγοις πονηροῖς φλυαρῶν ἡμᾶς· καὶ μὴ ἀρκούμενος ἐπὶ τούτοις οὔτε αὐτὸς ἐπιδέχεται τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ τοὺς βουλομένους κωλύει καὶ ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἐκβάλλει.

11 ἀγαπητέ, μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν. ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν· ὁ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν θεόν.

12 δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται ὑπὸ πάντων καὶ ὑπὸ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας· καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ μαρτυροῦμεν, καὶ οἶδας ὅτι ἡ μαρτυρία ἡμῶν ἀληθής ἐστιν.

13 πολλὰ εἶχον γράψαι σοι, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράφειν·

14 ἐλπίζω δὲ εὐθέως σε ἰδεῖν, καὶ στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλήσομεν.

15 εἰρήνη σοι. ἀσπάζονταί σε οἱ φίλοι. ἀσπάζου τοὺς φίλους κατ᾽ ὄνομα.

KJV

1  The³⁵⁸⁸ elder⁴²⁴⁵ unto the³⁵⁸⁸ well-beloved²⁷ Gaius,¹⁰⁵⁰ whom³⁷³⁹ I¹⁴⁷³ love²⁵ in¹⁷²² the truth.²²⁵

2  Beloved,²⁷ I wish²¹⁷² above⁴⁰¹² all things³⁹⁵⁶ that thou⁴⁵⁷¹ mayest prosper²¹³⁷ and²⁵³² be in health,⁵¹⁹⁸ even as²⁵³¹ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ soul⁵⁵⁹⁰ prospereth.²¹³⁷

3  For¹⁰⁶³ I rejoiced⁵⁴⁶³ greatly,³⁰²⁹ when the brethren⁸⁰ came²⁰⁶⁴ and²⁵³² testified³¹⁴⁰ of the³⁵⁸⁸ truth²²⁵ that is in thee,⁴⁶⁷⁵ even as²⁵³¹ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ walkest⁴⁰⁴³ in¹⁷²² the truth.²²⁵

4  I have²¹⁹² no³⁷⁵⁶ greater³¹⁸⁶ joy⁵⁴⁷⁹ than⁵¹³⁰ to²⁴⁴³ hear¹⁹¹ that my¹⁶⁹⁹ children⁵⁰⁴³ walk⁴⁰⁴³ in¹⁷²² truth.²²⁵

5  Beloved,²⁷ thou doest⁴¹⁶⁰ faithfully⁴¹⁰³ whatsoever^{3739 1437} thou doest²⁰³⁸ to¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ brethren,⁸⁰ and²⁵³² to¹⁵¹⁹ strangers;³⁵⁸¹

6  Which³⁷³⁹ have borne witness³¹⁴⁰ of thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ charity²⁶ before¹⁷⁹⁹ the church:¹⁵⁷⁷ whom³⁷³⁹ if thou bring forward on their journey⁴³¹¹ after a godly sort,^{516 2316} thou shalt do⁴¹⁶⁰ well:²⁵⁷³

7  Because¹⁰⁶³ that for his name's sake^{5228 846 3686} they went forth,¹⁸³¹ taking²⁹⁸³ nothing³³⁶⁷ of⁵⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ Gentiles.¹⁴⁸⁴

8  We²²⁴⁹ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ ought³⁷⁸⁴ to receive⁶¹⁸ such,⁵¹⁰⁸ that²⁴⁴³ we might be¹⁰⁹⁶ fellow helpers⁴⁹⁰⁴ to the³⁵⁸⁸ truth.²²⁵

9  I wrote¹¹²⁵ unto the³⁵⁸⁸ church:¹⁵⁷⁷ but²³⁵ Diotrephes,¹³⁶¹ who loveth to have the preeminence⁵³⁸³ among them,⁸⁴⁸ receiveth¹⁹²⁶ us²²⁴⁸ not.³⁷⁵⁶

10  Wherefore,^{1223 5124} if¹⁴³⁷ I come,²⁰⁶⁴ I will remember⁵²⁷⁹ his⁸⁴⁶ deeds²⁰⁴¹ which³⁷³⁹ he doth,⁴¹⁶⁰ prating against⁵³⁹⁶ us²²⁴⁸ with malicious⁴¹⁹⁰ words:³⁰⁵⁶ and²⁵³² not³³⁶¹ content⁷¹⁴ therewith,^{1909 5125} neither³⁷⁷⁷ doth he⁸⁴⁸ himself receive¹⁹²⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ brethren,⁸⁰ and²⁵³² forbiddeth²⁹⁶⁷ them that would,¹⁰¹⁴ and²⁵³² casteth¹⁵⁴⁴ them out of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ church.¹⁵⁷⁷

11  Beloved,²⁷ follow³⁴⁰¹ not³³⁶¹ that which is evil,²⁵⁵⁶ but²³⁵ that which is good.¹⁸ He that doeth good¹⁵ is²⁰⁷⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ God:²³¹⁶ but¹¹⁶¹ he that doeth evil²⁵⁵⁴ hath not³⁷⁵⁶ seen³⁷⁰⁸ God.²³¹⁶

12  Demetrius¹²¹⁶ hath good report³¹⁴⁰ of⁵²⁵⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ men, and²⁵³² of⁵²⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ truth²²⁵ itself:⁸⁴⁶ yea,¹¹⁶¹ and²⁵³² we²²⁴⁹ also bear record;³¹⁴⁰ and²⁵³² ye know¹⁴⁹² that³⁷⁵⁴ our²²⁵⁷ record³¹⁴¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ true.²²⁷

13  I had²¹⁹² many things⁴¹⁸³ to write,¹¹²⁵ but²³⁵ I will²³⁰⁹ not³⁷⁵⁶ with¹²²³ ink³¹⁸⁸ and²⁵³² pen²⁵⁶³ write¹¹²⁵ unto thee:⁴⁶⁷¹

14  But¹¹⁶¹ I trust¹⁶⁷⁹ I shall shortly²¹¹² see¹⁴⁹² thee,⁴⁵⁷¹ and²⁵³² we shall speak²⁹⁸⁰ face to face.^{4750 4314 4750} Peace¹⁵¹⁵ be to thee.⁴⁶⁷¹ Our friends⁵³⁸⁴ salute⁷⁸² thee.⁴⁵⁷¹ Greet⁷⁸² the³⁵⁸⁸ friends⁵³⁸⁴ by²⁵⁹⁶ name.³⁶⁸⁶

Vul

1 Senior Gajo carissimo, quem ego diligo in veritate.

2 Carissime, de omnibus orationem facio prospere te ingredi, et valere sicut prospere agit anima tua.

3 Gavisus sum valde venientibus fratribus, et testimonium perhibentibus veritati tuæ, sicut tu in veritate ambulas.

4 Majorem horum non habeo gratiam, quam ut audiam filios meos in veritate ambulare.

5 Carissime, fideliter facis quidquid operaris in fratres, et hoc in peregrinos,

6 qui testimonium reddiderunt caritati tuæ in conspectu ecclesiæ: quos, benefaciens, deduces digne Deo.

7 Pro nomine enim ejus profecti sunt, nihil accipientes a gentibus.

8 Nos ergo debemus suscipere hujusmodi, ut cooperatores simus veritatis.

9 Scripsissem forsitan ecclesiæ: sed is qui amat primatum genere in eis, Diotrephes, non recipit nos:

10 propter hoc si venero, commonebo ejus opera, quæ facit, verbis malignis garriens in nos: et quasi non ei ista sufficiant, neque ipse suscipit fratres: et eos qui suscipiunt, prohibet, et de ecclesia ejicit.

11 Carissime, noli imitari malum, sed quod bonum est. Qui benefacit, ex Deo est: qui malefacit, non vidit Deum.

12 Demetrio testimonium redditur ab omnibus, et ab ipsa veritate, sed et nos testimonium perhibemus: et nosti quoniam testimonium nostrum verum est.

13 Multa habui tibi scribere: sed nolui per atramentum et calamum scribere tibi.

14 Spero autem protinus te videre, et os ad os loquemur. Pax tibi. Salutant te amici. Saluta amicos nominatim.