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3 John 1

14 aligned verses; 14 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse YLT Young's Literal Translation KJV King James Version
The Elder to Gaius the beloved , whom I love in truth !
The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius , whom I love in the truth .
beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper , and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
for I rejoiced exceedingly , brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;
For I rejoiced greatly , when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth .
greater than these things I have no joy , that I may hear of my children in truth walking .
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers ,
Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren , and to strangers ;
who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God ,
Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort , thou shalt do well:
because for ` His ' name they went forth, nothing receiving from the nations;
Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
we , then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth.
We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them -- Diotrephes -- doth not receive us ;
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them , receiveth us not.
because of this , if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he doth , with evil words prating against us ; and not content with these , neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and those intending he doth forbid , and out of the assembly he doth cast .
Wherefore , if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth , prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith , neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would , and casteth them out of the church .
Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good ; he who is doing good , of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God ;
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good . He that doeth good is of God : but he that doeth evil hath not seen God .
to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we also -- we do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true.
Demetrius hath good report of all men , and of the truth itself : yea , and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
Many things I had to write, but I do not wish through ink and pen to write to thee ,
I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee :
and I hope straightway to see thee, and mouth to mouth we shall speak. Peace to thee ! salute thee do the friends; be saluting the friends by name.
But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face . Peace be to thee . Our friends salute thee . Greet the friends by name.

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