Ho
The
presbyteros
elder ,
tō
To the
agapētō
beloved
Gaiō
Gaius ,
hon
whom
egō
I
agapō
love
en
in
alētheia
[the] truth :
Agapēte
Beloved ,
euchomai
I pray that
peri
pantōn
every way
se
you
euodousthai
may prosper
kai
and
hygiainein
enjoy good health ,
kathōs
as
sou
your
hē
-
psychē
soul {also}
euodoutai
prospers .
gar
For
echarēn
I was overjoyed
lian
. . .
adelphōn
[when the] brothers
erchomenōn
came
martyrountōn
testified
about your
tē
devotion to the truth ,
[which]
sy
peripateis
continue to walk .
echō
I have
ouk
no
meizoteran
greater
charan
joy
toutōn
than
hina
to
akouō
hear [that]
ema
my
ta
tekna
children
peripatounta
are walking
the
truth .
eis
for
tous
adelphous
brothers ,
and [especially since]
touto
they are
xenous
strangers [to you] .
poieis
you are
piston
faithful
ho
in what
ean
ergasē
you are doing
hoi
[They]
emartyrēsan
have testified
enōpion
ekklēsias
[the] church
agapē
love .
poiēseis
You will do
kalōs
well
propempsas
to send them on their way
hous
axiōs
in a manner worthy
tou
Theou
of God .
exēlthon
they went out
hyper
on behalf
of the
Onomatos
Name ,
lambanontes
accepting
mēden
nothing
apo
from
tōn
ethnikōn
Gentiles .
oun
Therefore
hēmeis
we
opheilomen
ought
hypolambanein
to support
toioutous
such [men] ,
so that
ginōmetha
we may be
synergoi
fellow workers
for the
Egrapsa
I have written
to the
ekklēsia
church
ti
[about this] ,
all’
but
Diotrephēs
Diotrephes ,
who
philoprōteuōn
loves to be first
autōn
. . . ,
vvv
epidechetai
will not accept
hēmas
our [instruction] .
dia
So
if
elthō
I come ,
hypomnēsō
I will call attention to
autou
erga
ha
[his]
poiei
ponērois
malicious
phlyarōn
slander
logois
[against] us .
And
mē
arkoumenos
unsatisfied
epi
with
toutois
that ,
oute
autos
he refuses to welcome
brothers
kōlyei
forbids
those who
boulomenous
want to do so ,
even
ekballei
putting [them]
ek
out of
tēs
church .
{do} not
mimou
imitate
what [is]
kakon
evil ,
alla
agathon
good .
The [one who]
agathopoiōn
does good
estin
is
of
God ;
the [one who]
kakopoiōn
does evil
ouch
heōraken
has not seen
ton
Theon
God .
Dēmētriō
Demetrius
memartyrētai
has received a good testimony
hypo
everyone ,
alētheias
truth
autēs
itself .
We
de
also
martyroumen
testify [for him] ,
oidas
you know
hoti
that
hēmōn
our
martyria
testimony
alēthēs
true .
eichon
Polla
many things
grapsai
to write
soi
to you ,
thelō
I would prefer
ou
not
graphein
[to do so]
kalamou
pen
melanos
ink .
Instead ,
elpizō
I hope
idein
to see
eutheōs
soon
lalēsomen
speak [with you]
stoma
[face]
pros
[face] .
Eirēnē
Peace
to you .
philoi
friends [ here ]
Aspazontai
send you greetings
. . . .
Aspazou
Greet
[each of our]
philous
friends [there]
kat’
by
onoma
name .