Study Desk

If a man sees his brother doing a sin which is not bad enough for death, let him make a prayer to God, and God will give life to him whose sin was not bad enough for death. There is a sin whose punishment is death: I do not say that he may make such a request then.

We are certain that one who is a child of God will do no sin, but the Son of God keeps him so that he is not touched by the Evil One.

We are certain that we are of God, but all the world is in the power of the Evil One.

And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

May grace, mercy, and peace be with us from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in all true love.

Anyone who goes on and does not keep to the teaching of Christ, has not God: he who keeps to the teaching has the Father and the Son.

Who have given witness to the church of your love for them: and you will do well to send them on their way well cared for, as is right for servants of God:

My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.

span data-lang="eng" data-trans="bbe" data-ref="3jo.1.1" class="versetxt"> I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love. My loved one, it is my prayer that you may do well in all things, and be healthy in body, even as your soul does well. For it gave me great joy when some of the brothers came and gave witness that you had the true faith and were walking in the true way. I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way. My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places; Who have given witness to the church of your love for them: and you will do well to send them on their way well cared for, as is right for servants of God: For they went out for love of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles. So it is right for us to take in such men as guests, so that we may take our part in the work of the true faith. I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, whose desire is ever to have the first place among them, will not have us there. So if I come, I will keep in mind the things he does, talking against us with evil words: and as if this was not enough, he does not take the brothers into his house, and those who are ready to take them in, he keeps from doing so, putting them out of the church if they do. My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God. Demetrius has the approval of all men and of what is true: and we give the same witness, and you are certain that our witness is true. I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen: But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face. May you have peace. Your friends here send you their love. Give my love to our friends by name.

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James, to those of God's selection who have been made holy by God the Father and are kept safe for Jesus Christ:

For certain men have come among you secretly, marked out before in the holy Writings for this evil fate, men without the fear of God, turning his grace into an unclean thing, and false to our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

To be the judge of all, and to give a decision against all those whose lives are unpleasing to him, because of the evil acts which they have done, and because of all the hard things which sinners without fear of God have said against him.

Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for life eternal through the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.

To the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, let us give glory and honour and authority and power, before all time and now and for ever. So be it.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him so that his servants might have knowledge of the things which will quickly take place: and he sent and made it clear by his angel to his servant John;

Who gave witness of the word of God, and of the witness of Jesus Christ, even of all the things which he saw.

And has made us to be a kingdom and priests to his God and Father; to him let glory and power be given for ever and ever. So be it.

I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all.

I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.

He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the fruit of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.