3 Juan 1

1El Presbítero al amado Gayo, a quien amo yo en verdad.

2Carísimo, ruego que en todo prosperes y tengas, salud, así como prospera tu alma.

3Me alegré grandemente cuando vinieron los hermanos y testimoniaron de ti la verdad, según andas en la verdad.

4No hay para mí gozo mayor que el oír que mis hijos andan en la verdad.

5Haces obra de fe en todo cuanto trabajas a favor de los hermanos y los forasteros,

6los cuales en presencia de la Iglesia dieron testimonio de tu caridad. Bien harás en proveerlos para el viaje como conviene según Dios.

7Pues por amor de su Nombre emprendieron el viaje, sin tomar nada de los gentiles.

8Por tanto, debemos nosotros acoger a los tales para cooperar a la verdad.

9Escribí algo a la Iglesia; pero el que gusta primar entre ellos, Diótrefes, no nos admite a nosotros.

10Por lo cual, si voy allá le traeré a memoria las obras que hace difundiendo palabras maliciosas contra nosotros; y no contento con esto, ni él recibe a los hermanos ni se lo permite a los que quieren hacerlo y los expulsa de la Iglesia.

11No imites, carísimo, lo malo, sino lo bueno. El que obra el bien es de Dios; el que obra el mal no ha visto a Dios.

12Todos, y aun la misma verdad, dan testimonio en favor de Demetrio; nosotros también le damos testimonio; y tú sabes que nuestro testimonio es verídico.

13Muchas cosas tendría que escribirte, mas no quiero escribírtelas con tinta y pluma;

14pues espero verte en breve y entonces hablaremos cara a cara. La paz sea contigo. Los amigos te saludan. Saluda tú a los amigos uno a uno.

1Senior Gajo carissimo, quem ego diligo in veritate.

2Carissime, de omnibus orationem facio prospere te ingredi, et valere sicut prospere agit anima tua.

3Gavisus sum valde venientibus fratribus, et testimonium perhibentibus veritati tuæ, sicut tu in veritate ambulas.

4Majorem horum non habeo gratiam, quam ut audiam filios meos in veritate ambulare.

5Carissime, fideliter facis quidquid operaris in fratres, et hoc in peregrinos,

6qui testimonium reddiderunt caritati tuæ in conspectu ecclesiæ: quos, benefaciens, deduces digne Deo.

7Pro nomine enim ejus profecti sunt, nihil accipientes a gentibus.

8Nos ergo debemus suscipere hujusmodi, ut cooperatores simus veritatis.

9Scripsissem forsitan ecclesiæ: sed is qui amat primatum gerere in eis, Diotrephes, non recipit nos:

10propter hoc si venero, commonebo ejus opera, quæ facit, verbis malignis garriens in nos: et quasi non ei ista sufficiant, neque ipse suscipit fratres: et eos qui suscipiunt, prohibet, et de ecclesia ejicit.

11Carissime, noli imitari malum, sed quod bonum est. Qui benefacit, ex Deo est: qui malefacit, non vidit Deum.

12Demetrio testimonium redditur ab omnibus, et ab ipsa veritate, sed et nos testimonium perhibemus: et nosti quoniam testimonium nostrum verum est.

13Multa habui tibi scribere: sed nolui per atramentum et calamum scribere tibi.

14Spero autem protinus te videre, et os ad os loquemur. Pax tibi. Salutant te amici. Saluta amicos nominatim.

1The ancient to the dearly beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

2Dearly beloved, concerning all things I make it my prayer that thou mayest proceed prosperously, and fare well as thy soul doth prosperously.

3I was exceedingly glad when the brethren came and gave testimony to the truth in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.

4I have no greater grace than this, to hear that my children walk in truth.

5Dearly beloved, thou dost faithfully whatever thou dost for the brethren, and that for strangers,

6Who have given testimony to thy charity in the sight of the church: whom thou shalt do well to bring forward on their way in a manner worthy of God.

7Because, for his name they went out, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

8We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow helpers of the truth.

9I had written perhaps to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the pre-eminence among them, doth not receive us.

10For this cause, if I come, I will advertise his works which he doth, with malicious words prating against us. And as if these things were not enough for him, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and them that do receive them he forbiddeth, and casteth out of the church.

11Dearly beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doth good, is of God: he that doth evil, hath not seen God.

12To Demetrius testimony is given by all, and by the truth itself, yea and we also give testimony: and thou knowest that our testimony is true.

13I had many things to write unto thee: but I would not by ink and pen write to thee.

14But I hope speedily to see thee, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.