3 John 1

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¹ From the Elder: greetings to my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in truth.	¹ El Presbítero a su querido Gayo, a quien yo amo en la verdad.
² My dear friend, I hope everything is going happily with you and that you are as well physical y as youare spiritual y.	² Querido, te deseo que la prosperidad personal de que ya gozas se extienda a todos tus asuntos, y que tengas buena salud.
³ It was a great joy to me when some brothers came and told of your faithfulness to the truth, and of yourlife in the truth.	³ Me alegré muchísimo cuando llegaron unos hermanos y dieron testimonio de tu verdad, de cómo caminas en la verdad.
⁴ It is always my greatest joy to hear that my children are living according to the truth.	⁴ No puedo tener mayor alegría que enterarme de que mis hijos caminan en la verdad.
⁵ My dear friend, you have done loyal work in helping these brothers, even though they were strangers toyou.	⁵ Querido: Te portas con plena lealtad en todo lo que haces por los hermanos, y eso que para ti son extraños.
⁶ They are a proof to the whole Church of your love and it would be a kindness if you could help them ontheir journey as God would approve.	⁶ Ellos han hablado de tu caridad ante la Iglesia. Por favor, provéelos para el viaje como Dios se merece.
⁷ It was entirely for the sake of the name that they set out, without depending on the non-believers foranything:	⁷ Ellos se pusieron en camino para trabajar por el Nombre, sin aceptar nada de los paganos.
⁸ it is our duty to welcome people of this sort and contribute our share to their work for the truth.	⁸ Por eso debemos sostener nosotros a hombres como estos, para hacernos colaboradores de la verdad.
⁹ I have written a note for the members of the church, but Diotrephes, who enjoys being in charge of it,refuses to accept us.	⁹ Escribí unas letras a la Iglesia, pero Diótrefes, con su afán de dominar, no nos acepta.
¹⁰ So if I come, I shal tel everyone how he has behaved, and about the wicked accusations he has beencirculating against us. As if that were not enough, he not only refuses to welcome our brothers, but prevents fromdoing so other people who would have liked to, and expels them from the church.	¹⁰ En vista de eso, cuando vaya por ahí, sacaré a relucir lo que está haciendo con esas palabras maliciosas que nos echa. Y, no contento con eso, tampoco acepta a los hermanos, y a los que quieren aceptarlos se lo impide y los expulsa de la Iglesia.
¹¹ My dear friend, never fol ow a bad example, but keep fol owing the good one; whoever does what isright is from God, but no one who does what is wrong has ever seen God.	¹¹ Querido amigo, no imites lo malo, sino lo bueno; quien hace el bien es de Dios, quien hace el mal no ha visto a Dios.
¹² Demetrius has been approved by everyone, and indeed by Truth itself. We too wil vouch for him andyou know that our testimony is true.	¹² Todos recomiendan a Demetrio, y esto responde a la verdad; también nosotros lo recomendamos, y sabes que nuestro testimonio es verdadero.
¹³ There were several things I had to tel you but I would rather not trust them to pen and ink.	¹³ Tendría mucho que decirte, pero no quiero hacerlo con tinta y pluma.
¹⁴ However, I hope to see you soon and talk to you in person.	¹⁴ Espero verte pronto y hablar cara a cara.
¹⁵ Peace be with you; greetings from your friends; greet each of our friends by name.	¹⁵ La paz esté contigo. Te saludan los amigos. Saluda tú a los amigos, uno por uno.