| Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1The elder: To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. | 1From: The Elder To: My dear friend Gaius, whom I genuinely love. |
| 2Dear friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and are in good health, just as your whole life is going well. | 2Dear friend, I pray that you are doing well in every way and that you are healthy, just as your soul is healthy. |
| 3For I was very glad when fellow believers came and testified to your fidelity to the truth--how you are walking in truth. | 3I was overjoyed when some brothers arrived and testified about your truthfulness and how you live according to the truth. |
| 4I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are walking in truth. | 4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living according to the truth. |
| 5Dear friend, you are acting faithfully in whatever you do for the brothers and sisters, especially when they are strangers. | 5Dear friend, you are faithful in whatever you do for the brothers, especially when they are strangers. |
| 6They have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God, | 6They have testified before the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God. |
| 7since they set out for the sake of the Name, accepting nothing from pagans. | 7After all, they went on their trip for the sake of the Name, accepting no support from gentiles. |
| 8Therefore, we ought to support such people so that we can be coworkers with the truth. | 8Therefore, we ought to support such people so that we can become genuine helpers with them. |
| 9I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have first place among them, does not receive our authority. | 9I wrote a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be in charge, will not recognize our authority. |
| 10This is why, if I come, I will remind him of the works he is doing, slandering us with malicious words. And he is not satisfied with that! He not only refuses to welcome fellow believers, but he even stops those who want to do so and expels them from the church. | 10For this reason, when I come I will call attention to what he is doing in spreading false charges against us. And not content with that, he refuses to receive the brothers. He even tries to stop those who want to accept them and throws them out of the church. |
| 11Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God. | 11Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The person who does what is good is from God. The person who does what is evil has never seen God. |
| 12Everyone speaks well of Demetrius--even the truth itself. And we also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true. | 12Demetrius has received a good report from everyone, including the truth itself. We, too, can testify to this report, and you know that our testimony is true. |
| 13I have many things to write you, but I don't want to write to you with pen and ink. | 13Although I have a great deal to write to you, I would rather not write with pen and ink. |
| 14I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face. 15 Peace to you. The friends send you greetings. Greet the friends by name. | 14Instead, I hope to see you soon and speak face to face. [15] May peace be with you! Your friends greet you. Greet each of our friends by name. |
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