3 JOHN CHAPTER 1 (ORIGINAL 1611 KJV)

The actual, original, first printing of the 1611 King James Version (‘HE’ Bible) — 3 John Chapter 1.

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CHAP. I.

Hee commendeth Gaius for his pietie 5 and hospitalitie 7 to true preachers: 9 Complaining of the vnkind dealing of ambitious Diotrephes on the contrary side: 11 Whose euill example is not to bee followed: 12 And giueth speciall testimonie to the good report of Demetrius.

¹ The Elder vnto the welbeloued Gaius, whom I loue in the trueth:¹

² Beloued, I wish aboue all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, euen as thy soule prospereth.²

³ For I reioyced greatly when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, euen as thou walkest in the trueth.

⁴ I haue no greater ioy, then to heare that my children walke in truth.

⁵ Beloued, thou doest faithfully whatsoeuer thou doest to the Brethren, and to strangers:

⁶ Which haue borne witnesse of thy charitie before the Church: whome if thou bring forward on their iourney after a godly sort, thou shalt doe well:

⁷ Because that for his Names sake they went foorth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

⁸ We therefore ought to receiue such, that we might be fellow helpers to the trueth.

⁹ I wrote vnto the Church, but Diotrephes, who loueth to haue the preeminence among them, receiueth vs not.

¹⁰ Wherefore if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against vs with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth hee himselfe receiue the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the Church.

¹¹ Beloued, follow not that which is euill, but that which is good. He that doth good, is of God: but hee that doth euill, hath not seene God.

¹² Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the trueth it selfe: yea, and we also beare record, and ye know that our record is true.