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This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.

All evil-doing is sin: but death is not the punishment for every sort of sin.

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.

I, a ruler in the church, send word to the noble sister who is of God's selection, and to her children, for whom I have true love; and not only I, but all who have knowledge of what is true;

And now, my sister, I make a request to you, not sending you a new law, but the law which we had from the first, that we have love for one another.

Keep watch over yourselves, so that you do not make our work of no effect, but may get your full reward.

Having much to say to you, it is not my purpose to put it all down with paper and ink: but I am hoping to come to you, and to have talk with you face to face, so that your joy may be full.

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.

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.

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.

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.

And the angels who did not keep to their kingdom but went out from the place which was theirs, he has put in eternal chains and in dark night till the great day of the judging.

But these men say evil about such things as they have no knowledge of; and the things of which they have natural knowledge, like beasts without reason, are the cause of their destruction.

But you, my loved ones, keep in memory the words which were said before by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

But you, my loved ones, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, and making prayers in the Holy Spirit,

But I have this against you, that you are turned away from your first love.

But at least you have the credit of hating the works of the Nicolaitans, as I do.

I have knowledge of your troubles and how poor you are (but you have true wealth), and the evil words of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a Synagogue of Satan.