The elderto the chosenladyand her children,whomI lovein truth;and not onlyI, but alsoallwho knowthe truth,
it seemed fittingfor me as well,having investigatedeverythingcarefullyfrom the beginning,to write[it] out for you in consecutive order,most excellentTheophilus;
and you will knowthe truth,and the truthwill make you free."
And thisthey did,sendingit in chargeof Barnabasand Saulto the elders.
GreetRufus,a choice manin the Lord,alsohis motherand mine.
But whenI sawthat they were not straightforwardaboutthe truthof the gospel,I saidto Cephasin the presenceof all,"Ifyou, beinga Jew,livelike the Gentilesand not like the Jews,how[is it that] you compelthe Gentilesto live like Jews?
But we did not yieldin subjectionto them for evenan hour,sothat the truthof the gospelwould remainwith you.
You foolishGalatians,whohas bewitchedyou, beforewhoseeyesJesusChristwas publicly portrayed[as] crucified?
You were runningwell;whohinderedyou from obeyingthe truth?
becauseof the hopelaidup for you in heaven,of whichyou previously heardin the wordof truth,the gospel
whodesiresallmento be savedand to cometo the knowledgeof the truth.
For if we go on sinningwillfullyafterreceivingthe knowledgeof the truth,there no longerremainsa sacrificefor sins,
accordingto the foreknowledgeof Godthe Father,by the sanctifying workof the Spirit,to obeyJesusChristand be sprinkledwith His blood:May graceand peacebe yoursin the fullest measure.
Therefore,I exhortthe eldersamongyou, as [your] fellow elderand witnessof the sufferingsof Christ,and a partakeralsoof the glorythat is to be revealed,
She who is in Babylon,chosen togetherwith you, sends you greetings,and [so does] my son,Mark.
I have not writtento you becauseyou do not knowthe truth,but becauseyou do knowit, and becausenolieis of the truth.
Little children,let us not lovewith wordorwith tongue,but in deedand truth.
The childrenof your chosensistergreetyou.
NowI askyou, lady,not as though [I were] writingto you a newcommandment,but the one whichwe have hadfrom the beginning,that we loveone another.
The elderto the belovedGaius,whomI lovein truth.