1 Scroll 33 Third Epistle of John.
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in Truth.
2 Beloved, I wish for Thee to prosper concerning all things and be in health, even as Thy soul prospers.
3 For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren coming and testifying of the Truth in Thee, even as Thou walks in Truth.
4 I have no greater joy than I may hear that my children walking in Truth.
5
Beloved, faithful Thou do whatever Thou may do to the brethren, and to the strangers;
6 who have borne testimony of Thy love before the Church:
whom Thou will do well having sent forward worthily of God;
7 because for His Name's sake they went forth, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow-workers to the Truth.
9 I wrote to the Church: but Diotrephes, who loving to have the pre-eminence among them, receives not us.
10 Therefore, if I should come, I will remember his deeds which he does, prating with malicious words against us:
and not being content with that, neither does he himself receive the brethren,
and forbids them that would, and casts them out of the Church.
11
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good,
he who doing good is of God; but he who doing evil has not seen God.
12
Demetrius has good report by all, and by itself: the Truth,
and we also bear testimony; and so ye have known that our testimony is True.
13 I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write to Thee:
14 but I hope immediately to see Thee, and we shall speak mouth to mouth.
Peace be to Thee. Our friends salute Thee. Greet the friends by name.