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3 John 1

You Walk in the Truth

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 aThe elder to the beloved  bGaius, whom I  clove in truth.

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Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.

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For I  awas very glad when  bbrethren came and testified to your truth, that is, how you  aare walking in truth.

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I have no greater joy than  1this, to hear of  amy children  bwalking in the truth.

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Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the  abrethren, and  1especially when they are  bstrangers;

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and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to  asend them on their way in a manner  bworthy of God.

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For they went out for the sake of  athe Name,  baccepting nothing from the Gentiles.

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Therefore we ought to  1support such men, so that we may  2be fellow workers  3with the truth.

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I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to  abe first among them, does not accept  1what we say.

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For this reason,  aif I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not  breceive the  cbrethren, either, and he forbids those who desire to do so and  dputs them out of the church.

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Beloved,  ado not imitate what is evil, but what is good.  bThe one who does good is of God;  cthe one who does evil has not seen God.

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Demetrius  ahas received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself; and we add our testimony, and  byou know that our testimony is true.

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 aI had many things to write to you, but I am not willing to write them to you with pen and ink;

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but I hope to see you shortly, and we will speak face to face.

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 aPeace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends  bby name.



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