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\v 1 Greetings \w from|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Elder|strong="G4245"\w*.\f + \fr 1:1  \fk Elder \ft This is probably John the apostle. “Elder” means an older man or a special leader in the church (as in Titus 1:5).\f* 
\p \w To|strong="G1722"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w dear|strong="G0027"\w* friend \w Gaius|strong="G1050"\w*, \w a|strong="G3739"\w* person \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w truly|strong="G1722"\w* \w love|strong="G0025"\w*. 
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\v 2 \w My|strong="G3956"\w* \w dear|strong="G0027"\w* friend, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* know \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* doing \w well|strong="G2532"\w* spiritually. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w pray|strong="G2172"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w else|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* going \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* enjoying \w good|strong="G5198"\w* \w health|strong="G5198"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* told me \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*\f + \fr 1:3  \fk truth \ft The truth or “Good News” about Jesus Christ that joins all believers together. Also in verses 8, 12.\f* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w life|strong="G4043"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* told me \w that|strong="G3140"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2064"\w* \w follow|strong="G2064"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* made me \w very|strong="G3029"\w* happy. 
\v 4 \w It|strong="G0191"\w* always gives \w me|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w greatest|strong="G3173"\w* \w joy|strong="G5479"\w* \w when|strong="G0191"\w* \w I|strong="G3778"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w following|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G5043"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w My|strong="G3739"\w* \w dear|strong="G0027"\w* friend, \w it|strong="G4160"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* good \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* help \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w believers|strong="G4103"\w*. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* don’t \w even|strong="G2532"\w* know. 
\v 6 \w They|strong="G3739"\w* told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G4160"\w*. Please \w help|strong="G4311"\w* \w them|strong="G4160"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* continue \w their|strong="G3739"\w* trip. \w Help|strong="G4311"\w* \w them|strong="G4160"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* \w way|strong="G4311"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* please \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. 
\v 7 \w They|strong="G2983"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w on|strong="G0575"\w* \w their|strong="G2983"\w* trip \w to|strong="G0575"\w* serve Christ. \w They|strong="G2983"\w* \w did|strong="G1831"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* \w accept|strong="G2983"\w* \w any|strong="G3367"\w* help \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* believers. 
\v 8 \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w should|strong="G3784"\w* help \w them|strong="G2443"\w*. \w When|strong="G1096"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* help \w them|strong="G2443"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* share \w with|strong="G3767"\w* their work \w for|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* \w a|strong="G1125"\w* \w letter|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w*, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w Diotrephes|strong="G1361"\w* \w will|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* listen \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w say|strong="G1473"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* always wants \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w be|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* leader. 
\v 10 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w talk|strong="G3056"\w* \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w lies|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G3056"\w* \w evil|strong="G4190"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* refuses \w to|strong="G1909"\w* welcome \w and|strong="G2532"\w* help \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w who|strong="G3739"\w* travel \w there|strong="G3739"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* let \w others|strong="G3588"\w* help \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* stops \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w from|strong="G2064"\w* meeting \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* anymore. 
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\v 11 \w My|strong="G3708"\w* \w dear|strong="G0027"\w* friend, \w don’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w follow|strong="G3401"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w bad|strong="G2556"\w*; \w follow|strong="G3401"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w good|strong="G0018"\w*. \w Whoever|strong="G3588"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w good|strong="G0018"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w But|strong="G0235"\w* \w whoever|strong="G3588"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w evil|strong="G2556"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* known \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w Everyone|strong="G3956"\w* says \w good|strong="G1510"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w Demetrius|strong="G1216"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* agrees \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w say|strong="G1473"\w*. \w Also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w say|strong="G1473"\w* \w good|strong="G1510"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w say|strong="G1473"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w true|strong="G0227"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w things|strong="G4183"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* tell \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w But|strong="G0235"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w use|strong="G2192"\w* \w pen|strong="G2563"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w ink|strong="G3188"\w*. 
\v 14 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w hope|strong="G1679"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* visit \w you|strong="G4771"\w* soon. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* can \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w together|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* talk. 
\v 15 \w Peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w friends|strong="G5384"\w* here \w with|strong="G2596"\w* me \w send|strong="G0782"\w* \w their|strong="G2596"\w* love. Please \w give|strong="G0782"\w* \w our|strong="G2596"\w* love \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w each|strong="G2596"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G3686"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w friends|strong="G5384"\w* \w there|strong="G2596"\w*. 