3 John 1

NEW JERUSALEM	NOVA VULGATA
1 From the Elder: greetings to my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in truth.	1 Presbyter Gaio carissimo, quem ego diligo in veritate.
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 Carissime, in omnibus exopto prospere te agere et valere, sicut prospere agitanima tua.
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 Nam gavisus sum valde, venientibus fratribus et testimoniumperhibentibus veritati tuae, quomodo tu in veritate ambules.
4 It is always my greatest joy to hear that my children are living according to the truth.	4 Maius horum nonhabeo gaudium, quam ut audiam filios meos in veritate ambulare.
5 My dear friend, you have done loyal work in helping these brothers, even though they were strangers toyou.	5 Carissime, fideliter facis, quidquid operaris in fratres et hoc in peregrinos,
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 qui testimonium reddiderunt caritati tuae in conspectu ecclesiae. Bene faciessubveniens illis in via digne Deo;
7 It was entirely for the sake of the name that they set out, without depending on the non-believers foranything:	7 pro nomine enim profecti sunt, nihilaccipientes a gentilibus.
8 it is our duty to welcome people of this sort and contribute our share to their work for the truth.	8 Nos ergo debemus sublevare huiusmodi, utcooperatores simus veritatis.
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 Scripsi aliquid ecclesiae; sed is qui amat primatum gerere in eis, Diotrephes,non recipit nos.
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 Propter hoc, si venero, commonebo eius opera, quae facitverbis malignis garriens in nos; et quasi non ei ista sufficiant, nec ipsesuscipit fratres et eos, qui cu piunt, prohibet et de ecclesia eicit.
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 Carissime, noli imitari malum, sed quod bonum est. Qui benefacit, ex Deo est;qui malefacit, non vidit Deum.
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 Demetrio testimonium redditur ab omnibus et ab ipsa veritate; sed et nostestimonium perhibemus, et scis quoniam testimonium nostrum verum est.
13 There were several things I had to tel you but I would rather not trust them to pen and ink.	13 Multa habui scribere tibi, sed nolo per atramentum et calamum scribere tibi;
14 However, I hope to see you soon and talk to you in person.	14 spero autem protinus te videre, et os ad os loquemur.
15 Peace be with you; greetings from your friends; greet each of our friends by name.	15 Pax tibi. Salutant te amici. Saluta amicos nominatim.