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| 1:1 | The elder vnto the beloued Gayus whom I loue in the trueth. |
| 1:2 | Beloued I wisshe in all thynges that thou prosperedest, and faredest well, euen as thy soule prospereth, |
| 1:3 | For I reioysed greatly, when the brethren came, and testifyed of the trueth that is in the, how thou walkest in the trueth. |
| 1:4 | I haue no greater ioye, then for to heare, how that my sonnes walke in veritye. |
| 1:5 | Beloued thou doest faythfully, what soeuer thou doest to the brethren, and to straungers, |
| 1:6 | which beare wytnes of thy loue before the congregacyon. Which brethren if thou brynge forwardes of theyr iorney (after a godly sorte) thou shalt do well: |
| 1:7 | because that for his names sake they went forth: and toke nothynge of the Gentyls. |
| 1:8 | We therfore ought to receaue such, that we myght be helpers to the trueth. |
| 1:9 | I wrote vnto the congregacion: but Diotrephes which loueth to haue the preeminence amonge them, receaueth vs not. |
| 1:10 | Wherfore yf I come, I will declare hys dedes which he doeth, iestinge on vs wt malicious wordes, nether is therewith content. Not onely he him selfe receaueth not the brethren: but also he forbyddeth them that wolde, and thrusteth them out of the congregacion. |
| 1:11 | Beloued, folowe not that which is euyll, but that which is good. He that doeth well is of God: but he that doeth euill, seyth not God. |
| 1:12 | Demetrius hath good reporte of all men & of the trueth it selfe. yee, and we oure selues also beare recorde, & ye knowe, that oure recorde is true. |
| 1:13 | I had many thinges to wryte: but I will not with ynke and penne wryte vnto the. |
| 1:14 | I trust I shall shortly se the & we shall speake mouth to mouth. Peace be vnto 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. |
| 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. |
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