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| 1:1 | The Elder vnto the welbeloued Gaius, whom I loue in the trueth: |
| 1:2 | Beloued, I wish aboue all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, euen as thy soule prospereth. |
| 1:3 | For I reioyced greatly when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, euen as thou walkest in the trueth. |
| 1:4 | I haue no greater ioy, then to heare that my children walke in truth. |
| 1:5 | Beloued, thou doest faithfully whatsoeuer thou doest to the Brethren, and to strangers: |
| 1:6 | Which haue borne witnesse of thy charitie before the Church: whome if thou bring forward on their iourney after a godly sort, thou shalt doe well: |
| 1:7 | Because that for his Names sake they went foorth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. |
| 1:8 | We therefore ought to receiue such, that we might be fellow helpers to the trueth. |
| 1:9 | I wrote vnto the Church, but Diotrephes, who loueth to haue the preeminence among them, receiueth vs not. |
| 1:10 | Wherefore if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against vs with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth hee himselfe receiue the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the Church. |
| 1:11 | Beloued, follow not that which is euill, but that which is good. He that doth good, is of God: but hee that doth euill, hath not seene God. |
| 1:12 | Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the trueth it selfe: yea, and we also beare record, and ye know that our record is true. |
| 1:13 | I had many things to write, but I will not with inke and pen write vnto thee. |
| 1:14 | But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and wee shall speake face to face. Peace bee to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name. |
| 1:1 | The Elder. To the beloued Gaius, whom I loue in the trueth. |
| 1:2 | My beloued, I wysshe in all thinges, that thou prospere and fare well euen as thy soule prospereth. |
| 1:3 | I reioysed greatly, whan the brethren came, and testified of the trueth that is in ye, how thou walkest in the trueth. |
| 1:4 | I haue no greater ioye, the to heare that my childre walke in the trueth. |
| 1:5 | My beloued, thou doest faithfully what so euer thou doest to the brethren and to straugers, |
| 1:6 | which haue borne witnesse of thy loue before the congregacion: and thou hast done well that thou dyddest brynge them forwarde on their iourney, worthely before God. |
| 1:7 | For because of his names sake they wente forth, and toke nothinge of the Heythen. |
| 1:8 | We therfore oughte to receaue soch, that we mighte be helpers vnto the trueth. |
| 1:9 | I wrote to the congregacion, but Diotriphes, which loueth to haue the preemynence amonge them, receaued vs not. |
| 1:10 | Wherfore, yf I come, I wil declare his dedes which he doeth, ieastinge vpo vs with malicious wordes: nether is he therwith cotent. Not onely he himselfe receaueth not the brethre, but also he forbyddeth them that wolde, and thrusteth them out of the co |
| 1:11 | My beloued, folowe not yt which is euell, but that which is good. He that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euell, seyth not God. |
| 1:12 | Demetrius hath good reporte of all men, and of the trueth: yee and we oure selues also beare recorde, and ye knowe that oure recorde is true. |
| 1:13 | I had many thinges to wryte, but I wolde not with ynke, and pen wryte vnto the. |
| 1:14 | But I trust shortly to se the and so wyl we speake together mouth to mouth. Peace be with the. The louers salute the. Grete the louers by name. |
| 1:1 | The eldere man to Gayus, most dere brother, whom Y loue in treuthe. |
| 1:2 | Most dere brothir, of alle thingis Y make preyer, that thou entre, and fare welefuly, as thi soule doith welefuli. |
| 1:3 | Y ioyede greetli, for britheren camen, and baren witnessing to thi treuthe, `as thou walkist in treuthe. |
| 1:4 | Y haue not more grace of these thingis, than that Y here that my sones walke in treuthe. |
| 1:5 | Most dere brother, thou doist feithfuli, what euer thou worchist in britheren, and that in to pilgrymys, |
| 1:6 | which yeldiden witnessing to thi charite, in the siyt of the chirche; which thou leddist forth, and doist wel worthili to God. |
| 1:7 | For thei wenten forth for his name, and token no thing of hethene men. |
| 1:8 | Therfor we owen to resseyue siche, that we be euen worcheris of treuthe. |
| 1:9 | I hadde write perauenture to the chirche, but this Diotrepes, that loueth to bere primacie in hem, resseyueth not vs. |
| 1:10 | For this thing, if Y schal come, Y schal moneste hise werkis, whiche he doith, chidinge ayens vs with yuel wordis. And as if these thingis suffisen not to hym, nether he resseyueth britheren, and forbedith hem that resseyuen, and puttith out of the chirche. |
| 1:11 | Moost dere brothir, nyle thou sue yuel thing, but that that is good thing. He that doith wel, is of God; he that doith yuel, seeth not God. |
| 1:12 | Witnessing is yoldun to Demetrie of alle men, and of treuthe it silf; but also we beren witnessing, and thou knowist, that oure witnessing is trewe. |
| 1:13 | Y hadde many thingis to wryte to thee, but Y wolde not write to thee bi enke and penne. |
| 1:14 | For Y hope soone to se thee, and we schulen speke mouth to mouth. Pees be to thee. Frendis greten thee wel. Greete thou wel frendis bi name. |
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