GetPassageurn:cts:pbc:bible.parallel.eng.darby:64urn:cts:pbc:bible.parallel.eng.darby:64The elder to the beloved Gaius , whom I love in truth . Beloved , I desire that in all things thou shouldest prosper and be in health , even as thy soul prospers . For I rejoiced exceedingly when [ the ] brethren came and bore testimony to thy [ holding fast the ] truth , even as * thou * walkest in truth . I have no greater joy than these things that I hear of my children walking in the truth . Beloved , thou doest faithfully [ in ] whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers , ( who have witnessed of thy love before [ the ] assembly , ) in setting forward whom on their journey worthily of God , thou wilt do well ; for for the name have they gone forth , taking nothing of those of the nations . * We * therefore ought to receive such , that we may be fellow-workers with the truth . I wrote something to the assembly ; but Diotrephes , who loves to have the first place among them , receives us not . For this reason , if I come , I will bring to remembrance his works which he does , babbling against us with wicked words ; and not content with these , neither does he himself receive the brethren ; and those who would he prevents , and casts [ them ] out of the assembly . Beloved , do not imitate what is evil , but what is good . He that does good is of God . He that does evil has not seen God . Demetrius has witness borne to him by all , and by the truth itself ; and * we * also bear witness , and thou knowest that our witness is true . I had many things to write to thee , but I will not with ink and pen write to thee ; but I hope soon to see thee , and we will speak mouth to mouth . Peace [ be ] to thee . The friends greet thee . Greet the friends by name .