3 John 1

1 [You(sg) know me as] the [chief] Elder. [I am writing this letter to you], my dear friend Gaius, whom I truly love.

the/this/who elder: Elder Gaius the/this/who beloved which I/we to love in/on/among truth

2 Dear friend, I ask [God that things may go] well for you in every way, [specifically], that you will be physically healthy just like you are spiritually healthy [MTY].

beloved about all to pray/wish for you to get along well and be healthy as/just as to get along well you the/this/who soul: myself

3 I am very happy because some fellow believers have come [here] and told me that you conduct your life in a manner [that is consistent with God’s] true message.

to rejoice for greatly to come/go brother and to testify you the/this/who truth as/just as you in/on/among truth to walk

4 I am very happy when I hear that (people whom I helped to believe in Christ/my [spiritual] children) are conducting their lives like you are!

great this/he/she/it no to have/be (joy *NK+O) in order that/to to hear the/this/who I/we child in/on/among (the/this/who *no) truth to walk

5 Dear friend, you are [serving Jesus] loyally/faithfully whenever you do things to help fellow believers, [even those whom you] do not know, who are traveling [around doing God’s work].

beloved faithful to do/make: do which if to work toward the/this/who brother and (toward *k) (this/he/she/it *N+kO) foreign

6 [Some of] them have reported before the congregation [here how] you have showed that you love them. You should continue to help such people in their travels in a way that is pleasing to God.

which to testify you the/this/who love before assembly which well to do/make: do to help on the way appropriately the/this/who God

7 When those fellow believers went out [to tell people about Jesus] [MTY], the people who do not believe in Christ did not give them anything [to help them].

above/for for the/this/who name to go out nothing to take away from the/this/who (Gentile-like *N+kO)

8 So we [who believe in Christ] ought to give food and money to such people to help [them as they teach others God’s] true message.

me therefore/then to owe (to take up/suppose *N+kO) the/this/who such as this in order that/to co-worker to be the/this/who truth

9 I wrote [a letter] to the congregation [telling them to help those fellow believers]. However, Diotrephes does not (acknowledge my authority/[pay any attention to what] I wrote), because he (desires to be in charge/wants to be the leader) of [the congregation].

to write (one *no) the/this/who assembly but the/this/who to love to be first it/s/he Diotrephes no to welcome me

10 So, when I arrive [there], I will [publicly] tell what he does: He tells others evil nonsense about us [in order to] harm [us by what he] says, and he is not content with only doing that. He himself refuses to receive the fellow believers who are traveling around doing God’s work, and he also stops those who want to receive them by expelling them from the congregation.

through/because of this/he/she/it if to come/go to remind it/s/he the/this/who work which to do/make: do word evil/bad to talk nonsense me and not be sufficient upon/to/against this/he/she/it neither it/s/he to welcome the/this/who brother and the/this/who to plan to prevent and out from the/this/who assembly to expel

11 Dear friend, do not imitate a bad [example like that]. Instead, [keep imitating] good [examples. Remember that] people who do good deeds ([truly] belong to God/are [spiritual children] of God), [but] those who do [what is] evil do not (know/have fellowship with) God.

beloved not to imitate the/this/who evil/harm: evil but the/this/who good the/this/who to do good out from the/this/who God to be the/this/who (then *k) to do evil/harm no to see: see the/this/who God

12 All [the believers who know Demetrius] say that he [is a good person]. The fact [that he conducts his life in a way that is consistent/in accordance with God’s] true [message] shows [that he is a good person], and we also say the same thing [about him]. You know that what we say [about him] is true. [So it will be good if you welcome him and help him. He is the one who will be bringing this letter to you].

Demetrius to testify by/under: by all and by/under: by it/s/he the/this/who truth and me then to testify and (to know *N+kO) that/since: that the/this/who testimony me true to be

13 [When I began] to write this letter, I had much more [that I intended] to tell you. But [now] I do not want to say [it] in a letter [MTY].

much to have/be (to write *N+kO) (you *no) but no to will/desire through/because of ink and reed/stick/pen you (to write *N+kO)

14 Instead, I expect to [come and] see you soon. Then we will talk directly with one another. [I pray that God will enable] you [to experience inner] peace. Our friends [here] (send you their greetings/say that they are thinking affectionately about you) [MTY]. Tell our friends [there] that we (send our greetings to/are thinking fondly about) them.

to hope/expect then immediately you to perceive: see and mouth to/with mouth to speak peace you to pay respects to you the/this/who friendly/friend to pay respects to the/this/who friendly/friend according to name