¹Vanem - armsale Gaiusele, keda ma armastan tões.

¹The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

²Armas, soovin sulle, et sul läheks igati hästi ja sa oleksid terve, nõnda nagu läheb hästi su hingel.

²Beloved, I desire that in all things thou shouldest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers.

³Ma ju rõõmustasin väga, kui vennad tulid ja andsid tunnistust sinu elamisest tões, nii nagu sa käidki tões.

³For I rejoiced exceedingly when [the] brethren came and bore testimony to thy [holding fast the] truth, even as *thou* walkest in truth.

⁴Mul pole millestki suuremat rõõmu, kui kuulda oma lapsi käivat tões.

⁴I have no greater joy than these things that I hear of my children walking in the truth.

⁵Armas, sa oled ustav olnud selles, mida sa oled iganes teinud vendadele, koguni neile, kes on sulle võõrad.

⁵Beloved, thou doest faithfully [in] whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers,

⁶Nad on tunnistanud sinu armastusest siinse koguduse ees. Sa teed hästi, kui sa läkitad nad edasi väärikal viisil Jumala ees.

⁶(who have witnessed of thy love before [the] assembly,) in setting forward whom on their journey worthily of God, thou wilt do well;

⁷Nad on teele läinud tema nime pärast ega võta midagi vastu paganatelt.

⁷for for the name have they gone forth, taking nothing of those of the nations.

⁸Seepärast me oleme kohustatud nendesuguseid vastu võtma, et saaksime tõe kaastöölisteks.

⁸*We* therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow-workers with the truth.

⁹Ma kirjutasin mõne sõna kogudusele, aga Diotrefes, kes püüab olla nende seas esimene, ei võta meid vastu.

⁹I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, receives us not.

¹⁰Seepärast, kui ma tulen, siis ma tuletan talle meelde teod, mida ta teeb, laimates meid kurjade sõnadega ja rahule jäämata sellega, et ta ise ei võta vastu vendi, takistab veel neidki, kes tahavad seda teha, ning heidab nad kogudusest välja.

¹⁰For this reason, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he does, babbling against us with wicked words; and not content with these, neither does he himself receive the brethren; and those who would he prevents, and casts [them] out of the assembly.

¹¹Armas, ära võta eeskujuks paha, vaid head! Kes teeb head, on Jumalast, kes teeb paha, ei ole Jumalat näinud.

¹¹Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He that does good is of God. He that does evil has not seen God.

¹²Demeetriosele on antud tunnistus kõigilt ja tõelt eneselt; ning meiegi tunnistame, ja sina tead, et meie tunnistus on tõsi.

¹²Demetrius has witness borne to him by all, and by the truth itself; and *we* also bear witness, and thou knowest that our witness is true.

¹³Mul oleks sulle palju kirjutada, kuid ma ei taha sulle kirjutada tindi ja sulega.

¹³I had many things to write to thee, but I will not with ink and pen write to thee;

¹⁴Aga ma loodan sind peatselt näha ja siis räägime silmast silma.

¹⁴but I hope soon to see thee, and we will speak mouth to mouth.

¹⁵Rahu sulle! Sind tervitavad sõbrad. Tervita sõpru nimepidi!

¹⁵Peace [be] to thee. The friends greet thee. Greet the friends by name.