3 John - Terza lettera di Giovanni 1

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Ο πρεσβυτερος προς Γαιον τον αγαπητον, τον οποιον εγω αγαπω εν αληθεια.	1 From the Elder: greetings to my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in truth.
2 Αγαπητε, κατα παντα ευχομαι να ευδουσαι και να υγιαινης, καθως ευοδουται η ψυχη σου.	2 My dear friend, I hope everything is going happily with you and that you are as well physical y as youare spiritual y.
3 Διοτι εχαρην κατα πολλα οτι ερχονται αδελφοι και μαρτυρουσιν εις την αληθειαν σου, καθως συ περιπατεις εν τη αληθεια.	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.
4 Μεγαλητεραν χαραν δεν εχω παρα τουτο, να ακουω οτι τα τεκνα μου περιπατουσιν εν τη αληθεια.	4 It is always my greatest joy to hear that my children are living according to the truth.
5 Αγαπητε, εργον αξιον πιστου πραττεις ο, τι καμης εις τους αδελφους και εις τους ξενους,	5 My dear friend, you have done loyal work in helping these brothers, even though they were strangers toyou.
6 οιτινες εμαρτυρησαν περι της αγαπης σου ενωπιον της εκκλησιας, τους οποιους καλως θελεις πραξει προπεμψας αξιως του Θεου.	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.
7 Διοτι υπερ του ονοματος αυτου εξηλθον, χωρις να λαμβανωσι μηδεν απο των εθνων.	7 It was entirely for the sake of the name that they set out, without depending on the non-believers foranything:
8 ημεις λοιπον χρεωστουμεν να υποδεχωμεθα τους τοιουτους, δια να γινωμεθα συνεργοι εις την αληθειαν.	8 it is our duty to welcome people of this sort and contribute our share to their work for the truth.
9 Εγραψα προς την εκκλησιαν? αλλ' ο φιλοπρωτευων αυτων Διοτρεφης δεν δεχεται ημας.	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.
10 Δια τουτο, εαν ελθω, θελω υπενθυμισει τα εργα αυτου, τα οποια καμνει, φλυαρων εναντιον ημων με λογους πονηρους? και μη αρκουμενος εις τουτους, ουτε αυτος δεχεται τους αδελφους, αλλα και τους θελοντας να δεχθωσιν εμποδιζει και απο της εκκλησιας εκβαλλει.	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.
11 Αγαπητε, μη μιμου το κακον, αλλα το αγαθον. Ο αγαθοποιων εκ του Θεου ειναι, ο δε κακοποιων δεν ειδε τον Θεον.	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.
12 Εις τον Δημητριον διδεται καλη μαρτυρια υπο παντων και υπ' αυτης της αληθειας? και ημεις δε μαρτυρουμεν, και εξευρετε οτι η μαρτυρια ημων ειναι αληθης.	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.
13 Πολλα ειχον να γραφω, αλλα δεν θελω να σοι γραψω δια μελανης και καλαμου,	13 There were several things I had to tel you but I would rather not trust them to pen and ink.
14 αλλ' ελπιζω ταχεως να σε ιδω, και θελομεν λαλησει στομα προς στομα. Ειρηνη εις σε? Ασπαζονται σε οι φιλοι. Ασπαζου τους φιλους κατ' ονομα.	14 However, I hope to see you soon and talk to you in person.
	15 Peace be with you; greetings from your friends; greet each of our friends by name.