3 John 1
1 The elder to beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
ο πρεσβυτερος γαιω τω αγαπητω ον εγω αγαπω εν αληθεια
2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be healthy, just as it is well with your soul.
αγαπητε περι παντων ευχομαι σε ευοδουσθαι και υγιαινειν καθως ευοδουται σου η ψυχη
3 For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and bore witness to your truth, just as you walk in truth.
εχαρην γαρ λιαν ερχομενων αδελφων και μαρτυρουντων σου τη αληθεια καθως συ εν αληθεια περιπατεις
4 I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children walk in the truth.
μειζοτεραν τουτων ουκ εχω χαραν ινα ακουω τα εμα τεκνα εν αληθεια περιπατουντα
5 Beloved, you practice faithfulness whenever you work for the brothers and for strangers
αγαπητε πιστον ποιεις ο εαν εργαση εις τους αδελφους και εις τους ξενους
6 who have borne witness of your love in the presence of the church. You do well to send them off on their journey in a manner worthy of God,
οι εμαρτυρησαν σου τη αγαπη ενωπιον εκκλησιας ους καλως ποιησεις προπεμψας αξιως του θεου
7 because it was for the sake of the name that they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
υπερ γαρ του ονοματος εξηλθον μηδεν λαμβανοντες απο των εθνικων
8 We therefore should welcome such as these, so that we will be fellow workers for the truth.
ημεις ουν οφειλομεν απολαμβανειν τους τοιουτους ινα συνεργοι γινωμεθα τη αληθεια
9 I wrote something to the congregation, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not receive us.
εγραψα τη εκκλησια αλλ ο φιλοπρωτευων αυτων διοτρεφης ουκ επιδεχεται ημας
10 So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. Not satisfied with that, he not only refused to welcome the brothers himself, but he also stops those who want to welcome them and puts them out of the church.
δια τουτο εαν ελθω υπομνησω αυτου τα εργα α ποιει λογοις πονηροις φλυαρων ημας και μη αρκουμενος επι τουτοις ουτε αυτος επιδεχεται τους αδελφους και τους βουλομενους κωλυει και [ εκ ] της εκκλησιας εκβαλλει
11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
αγαπητε μη μιμου το κακον αλλα το αγαθον ο αγαθοποιων εκ του θεου εστιν ο κακοποιων ουχ εωρακεν τον θεον
12 Demetrius is borne witness to by all and by the truth itself. We also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true.
δημητριω μεμαρτυρηται υπο παντων και υπ αυτης της αληθειας και ημεις δε μαρτυρουμεν και οιδατε οτι η μαρτυρια ημων αληθης εστιν
13 I had many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write them to you with pen and ink.
πολλα ειχον γραφειν αλλ ου θελω δια μελανος και καλαμου σοι γραψαι
14 But I expect to see you soon, and we will speak face to face. May peace be with you. The friends greet you. Greet our friends there by name.
ελπιζω δε ευθεως ιδειν σε και στομα προς στομα λαλησομεν ειρηνη σοι ασπαζονται σε οι φιλοι ασπαζου τους φιλους κατ ονομα
