Terza lettera di Giovanni 1

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Presbyter Gaio carissimo, quem ego diligo in veritate.	1 The Presbyter to the beloved Gaius whom I love in truth.
2 Carissime, in omnibus exopto prospere te agere et valere, sicut prospere agitanima tua.	2 Beloved, I hope you are prospering in every respect and are in good health, just as your soul is prospering.
3 Nam gavisus sum valde, venientibus fratribus et testimoniumperhibentibus veritati tuae, quomodo tu in veritate ambules.	3 I rejoiced greatly when some of the brothers came and testified to how truly you walk in the truth.
4 Maius horum nonhabeo gaudium, quam ut audiam filios meos in veritate ambulare.	4 Nothing gives me greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
5 Carissime, fideliter facis, quidquid operaris in fratres et hoc in peregrinos,	5 Beloved, you are faithful in all you do for the brothers, especially for strangers;
6 qui testimonium reddiderunt caritati tuae in conspectu ecclesiae. Bene faciessubveniens illis in via digne Deo;	6 they have testified to your love before the church. Please help them in a way worthy of God to continue their journey.
7 pro nomine enim profecti sunt, nihilaccipientes a gentilibus.	7 For they have set out for the sake of the Name and are accepting nothing from the pagans.
8 Nos ergo debemus sublevare huiusmodi, utcooperatores simus veritatis.	8 Therefore, we ought to support such persons, so that we may be co-workers in the truth.
9 Scripsi aliquid ecclesiae; sed is qui amat primatum gerere in eis, Diotrephes,non recipit nos.	9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to dominate, does not acknowledge us.
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.	10 Therefore, if I come, I will draw attention to what he is doing, spreading evil nonsense about us. And not content with that, he will not receive the brothers, hindering those who wish to do so and expelling them from the church.
11 Carissime, noli imitari malum, sed quod bonum est. Qui benefacit, ex Deo est;qui malefacit, non vidit Deum.	11 Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does what is good is of God; whoever does what is evil has never seen God.
12 Demetrio testimonium redditur ab omnibus et ab ipsa veritate; sed et nostestimonium perhibemus, et scis quoniam testimonium nostrum verum est.	12 Demetrius receives a good report from all, even from the truth itself. We give our testimonial as well, and you know our testimony is true.
13 Multa habui scribere tibi, sed nolo per atramentum et calamum scribere tibi;	13 I have much to write to you, but I do not wish to write with pen and ink.
14 spero autem protinus te videre, et os ad os loquemur.	14 Instead, I hope to see you soon, when we can talk face to face.
15 Pax tibi. Salutant te amici. Saluta amicos nominatim.	15 Peace be with you. The friends greet you; greet the friends there each by name.