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World English Bible

3 John 1 (WEBP)

[1] The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
[2] Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
[3] For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.
[4] I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.
[5] Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.
[6] They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a way worthy of God,
[7] because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
[8] We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
[9] I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say.
[10] Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, he doesn’t receive the brothers himself, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly.
[11] Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.
[12] Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.
[13] I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;
[14] but I hope to see you soon. Then we will speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

3 John 1 (KJVS)

[1] The 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.

3 John 1:1 Or, truly
3 John 1:2 Or, pray
3 John 1:14 Gr. mouth to mouth

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

3 John 1 (BYZ)

[1] Ὁ () πρεσβύτερος () Γαΐῳ () τῷ () ἀγαπητῷ, () 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 () ἀληθείᾳ () περιπατοῦντα. ()
[5] Ἀγαπητέ, () πιστὸν () ποιεῖς () ὃ () ἐὰν () ἐργάσῃ () εἰς () τοὺς () ἀδελφοὺς () καὶ () εἰς () τοὺς () 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 () ἐθνῶν. ()
[8] Ἡμεῖς () οὖν () ὀφείλομεν () ἀπολαμβάνειν () τοὺς () τοιούτους, () ἵνα () συνεργοὶ () γινώμεθα () τῇ () ἀληθείᾳ. ()
[9] Ἔγραψα () τῇ () ἐκκλησίᾳ· () ἀλλ’ () ὁ () φιλοπρωτεύων () αὐτῶν () Διοτρεφὴς () 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 () ἀδελφούς, () καὶ () τοὺς () βουλομένους () κωλύει, () καὶ () ἐκ () τῆς () ἐκκλησίας () ἐκβάλλει. ()
[11] Ἀγαπητέ, () μὴ () μιμοῦ () τὸ () κακόν, () ἀλλὰ () τὸ () ἀγαθόν. () Ὁ () ἀγαθοποιῶν () ἐκ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐστίν· () ὁ () κακοποιῶν () οὐχ () ἑώρακεν () τὸν () θεόν. ()
[12] Δημητρίῳ () μεμαρτύρηται () ὑπὸ () πάντων, () καὶ () ὑπ’ () αὐτῆς () τῆς () ἀληθείας· () καὶ () ἡμεῖς () δὲ () μαρτυροῦμεν, () καὶ () οἴδατε () ὅτι () ἡ () μαρτυρία () ἡμῶν () ἀληθής () ἐστιν. ()
[13] Πολλὰ () εἶχον () γράφειν, () ἀλλ’ () οὐ () θέλω () διὰ () μέλανος () καὶ () καλάμου () σοι () γράψαι· ()
[14] ἐλπίζω () δὲ () εὐθέως () ἰδεῖν () σε, () καὶ () στόμα () πρὸς () στόμα () λαλήσομεν. () Εἰρήνη () σοι. () Ἀσπάζονταί () σε () οἱ () φίλοι. () Ἀσπάζου () τοὺς () φίλους () κατ’ () ὄνομα. ()

3 John 1:4a χαράν ¦ WH χάριν
3 John 1:4b ἐν ¦ NA27 SBL TH WH ἐν τῇ
3 John 1:5 εἰς τοὺς ¦ CT τοῦτο
3 John 1:7a ὀνόματος ¦ SCR ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ
3 John 1:7b ἐξῆλθον ¦ WH ἐξῆλθαν
3 John 1:7c ἐθνῶν ¦ CT PT ἐθνικῶν
3 John 1:8 ἀπολαμβάνειν ¦ CT ὑπολαμβάνειν
3 John 1:9 Ἔγραψα ¦ CT Ἔγραψά τι
3 John 1:10 ἐκ ¦ [PT]
3 John 1:11 ὁ ¦ PCK TR ὁ δὲ
3 John 1:12a ὑπ ¦ CT ὑπὸ
3 John 1:12b οἴδατε ¦ CT οἶδας ¦ PCK οἴδαμεν
3 John 1:12c Guardian Press: οἴδατε K L P 049 056 0142 33vid 1862 ¦ οἶδας ℵ A B C Ψ 048 ¦ οἴδαμεν 1841
3 John 1:13a γράφειν ¦ CT γράψαι σοι
3 John 1:13b γράψαι ¦ CT γράφειν
3 John 1:14 ἰδεῖν σε ¦ CT σε ἰδεῖν

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.