3 John 13-14

I have much to write to you, but I do not want to do so with pen and ink. I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name.

 

I have much to write to you, but I do not want to do so with pen and ink. I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.

2 John 12  I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

 

Peace to you. 

Romans 1:7  To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. (see verses 1-17)

1 Corinthians 1:3  Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the LORD Jesus Christ. (see verses 1-17)

Ephesians 1:2  Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (see all chapter 1)

1 Timothy 1:2  To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (see verses 1-17)

Titus 1:4  To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. (see verses 1-9)

1 Peter 1:1-2  Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God's elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance. (see verses 1-12)

Ephesians 6:23-24  Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love. (see verses 21-24)

2 Thessalonians 3:16  Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all. (see all chapter 3)

1 Peter 5:14  Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ. (see all chapter 5)

The friends here send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name. 

John 10:3  "The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out." (see verses 1-21)

 

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3 John 11-12

Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God. Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone--and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true.

 

Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good.

Psalm 34:12-14  Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. (see all Psalm 34)

Psalm 37:27-29  Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever. For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish. The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

 

Anyone who does what is good is from God. 

1 John 2:29  If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him. (see all chapter 2)

 

Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God. 

1 John 3:6  No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.

1 John 3:9-10  No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God's child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister. (see all chapter 3)

 

Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone--and even by the truth itself.

1 Timothy 3:7  He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap. (see verses 1-7)

 

We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true. 

John 19:35  The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. (see verses 28-36)

John 21:24  This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true. (see the whole gospel of John)

 

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3 John 9-10

I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. So when I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.

 

I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. So when I come,

3 John 14  I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name.

2 John 12  I  have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

 

I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. 

Mark 7:21-23  "For it is from within, out of a person's heart, that evil thoughts come--sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person." (see verses 1-23)

Ephesians 4:29-31  Do  not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. (see verses 17-32)

1 Peter 2:1  Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy and slander of every kind. (see verses 1-3)

1 Timothy 5:20  But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove before everyone, so that others may take warning. (see verses 17-20)

 

Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers. 

3 John 5  Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you. (see verses 5-8)

 

He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church. 

John 9:22  His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. 

John 9:34  To this they replied, "You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!" And they threw him out. (see all chapter 9)

 

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3 John 5-8 Part 2 of 2

Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you. They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God. It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans. We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.

 

It was for the sake of the Name that they went out,

John 15:21  "They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me." (see verses 18-25)

Isaiah 66:5  Hear the world of the LORD, you who tremble at his word: "Your own people who hate you, and exclude you because of my name, have said, 'Let the LORD be glorified, that we may see your joy!' Yet they will be put to shame." (see verses 1-6)

Matthew 5:10-11  "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me." (see verses 1-12)

Matthew 10:22  "You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved." (see all chapter 10)

Luke 6:22  "Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man." (see verses 17-26)

Acts 5:41  The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. (see verses 12-42)

1 Peter 4:14  If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. (see verses 12-19)

Revelation 2:3  "You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary." (see verses 1-7)

We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth. 

Acts 20:4-5  "You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions. In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' " (see verses 17-38)

 

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3 John 5-8 Part 1 of 2

Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you. They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God. It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans. We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.

 

Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you.

3 John 3  It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it. (see verses 1-4)

Romans 12:13  Share with the Lord's people who are in need. Practice hospitality. (see all chapter 12)

Hebrews 13:2  Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without know it. (see verses 1-3)

 

They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God. 

1 Corinthians 16:1-2  Now about the collection for the Lord's people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.

Ephesians 4:1  As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. (see verses 1-6)

Philippians 1:27  Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel ... (see verses 27-30)

Colossians 1:9-10  For this reason, since the day we heard about you we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, ... (see verses 3-14)

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12  For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (see verses 9-16)

 

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3 John 1-4 Part 2 of 2

The elder, To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

 

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

1 John 2:1  My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father--Jesus Christ the Righteous One. (see verses 1-11)

1 John 2:12  I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. (see verses 12-14)

1 John 2:28  And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. (see verses 24-29)

1 John 3:7  Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. (see verses 1-10)

1 John 3:18  Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with action and in truth. (see verses 11-24)

1 John 4:4  You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. (see verses 1-6)

1 John 5:21  Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. (see all chapter 5)

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12  For you know we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (see verses 9-13)

1 Timothy 1:1-2  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, To Timothy, my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.  

 

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3 John 1-4 Part 1 of 2

The elder, To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

 

The elder,

Acts 14:23  Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust. (see verses 21-28)

Acts 20:17  From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church. (see verses 13-38)

1 Timothy 5:17  The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. (see verses 17-21)

Titus 1:5  The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. (see verses 5-11)

James 5:14  Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. (see verses 13-20)

To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, 

3 John 5  Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you. (see verses 3-8)

Acts 11:1  The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. (see verses 1-18)

Acts 18:18  Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae because of a vow he had taken. (see verses 18-23)

Acts 18:27  When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. (see verses 24-28)

 

telling how you continue to walk in it. 

2 John 4  It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us. (see verses 4-6)

 

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