T he elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
7 Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
12 Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
13 I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
14 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.
1 Ɔpanin no, de kɔma Gaio ɔdɔfoɔ pa, ɔno a medɔ no nokorɛ mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
2 Ɔdɔfoɔ, nneɛma nyinaa mu mepɛ sɛ wo ho tɔ wo na woyɛ den, sɛnea wo kra ho tɔ no saa. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
3 Efisɛ m'ani gyee kɛseɛ, bere a anuanom baa, na wɔdii nokorɛ a ɛwɔ wo mu no ho adanseɛ, sɛnea wonam nokorɛ mu no. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
4 Minni anigyeɛ a ɛso kyɛn sɛ mɛte sɛ me mma nam nokorɛ mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
5 Ɔdɔfoɔ, biribiara a woyɛ ma anuanom, ne ahɔhoɔ no, woyɛ no gyidie mu; Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
6 Wɔn a wɔadi wo ɔdɔ ho adanseɛ wɔ asɔrekuw no anim: sɛ wogya wɔn kwan sɛnea ɛfata Onyankopɔn mu no, woyɛ yie: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
7 Efisɛ ne din enti na wɔfirii adi, na wɔannya biribi amfiri amanaman no nkyɛn. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
8 Eyi enti ɛsɛ sɛ yɛgye eyinom atom, sɛnea yɛbɛyɛ nokorɛ mu aboafoɔ yɔnkonom. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
9 Metwerɛɛ akɔma asɔrekuw no: na Diotrefe, ɔno a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔdi kan wɔ wɔn mu no, ɔnnye yɛn atom. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
10 Eyi enti, sɛ meba a, mɛkae ne nneyɛeɛ a ɔyɛ no, sɛ ɔde nsɛmmɔne tia yɛn: na eyi mmee no, na ɔno ankasa nso nnye anuanom atom, na ɔbra wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔyɛ saa, na ɔpam wɔn firi asɔrekuw no mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
11 Ɔdɔfoɔ, nni deɛ ɛyɛ bɔne akyi, na mmom deɛ ɛyɛ papa. Deɛ ɔyɛ papa no, ɔfiri Onyankopɔn mu: na deɛ ɔyɛ bɔne no, wanhunu Onyankopɔn. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
12 Wɔaka Demetrio ho asɛm pa wɔ nnipa nyinaa mu, ne nokorɛ no ankasa mu: aane, yɛn nso yɛdi adanseɛ; na munim sɛ yɛn adanseɛ yɛ nokorɛ. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
13 Mewɔ nneɛma pii sɛ metwerɛ, na memfa adubirie ne pen ntwerɛ nkɔma wo: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
14 Na m'ani da so sɛ ɛrenkyɛ mehunu wo, na yɛne wo akasa anim ne anim. Asomdwoeɛ nka wo. Yɛn nnamfonom kyea wo. Kyea nnamfonom no din-din. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn