| Holman Christian Standard Bible | King James Bible |
| 1The Elder: To my dear friend Gaius: I love you in the truth. | 1The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. |
| 2Dear friend, I pray that you may prosper in every way and be in good health physically just as you are spiritually. | 2Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. |
| 3For I was very glad when some brothers came and testified to your faithfulness to the truth--how you are walking in the truth. | 3For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. |
| 4I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are walking in the truth. | 4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. |
| 5Dear friend, you are showing faithfulness by whatever you do for the brothers, especially when they are strangers. | 5Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; |
| 6They have testified to your love in front of the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God, | 6Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: |
| 7since they set out for the sake of the Name, accepting nothing from pagans. | 7Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. |
| 8Therefore, we ought to support such men so that we can be coworkers with the truth. | 8We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. |
| 9I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have first place among them, does not receive us. | 9I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. |
| 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 the brothers himself, but he even stops those who want to do so and expels them from the church. | 10Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth 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. | 11Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God. |
| 12Demetrius has a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. And we also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true. | 12Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true. |
| 13I have many things to write you, but I don't want to write to you with pen and ink. | 13I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: |
| 14I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face. Peace be with you. The friends send you greetings. Greet the friends by name. | 14But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name. |
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