They did this, sending it to the elders by means of Barnabas and Saul.
3 John 1:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The elder: To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THE ELDERLY elder [of the church addresses this letter] to the beloved (esteemed) Gaius, whom I truly love. American Standard Version (1901) The elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth. Common English Bible From the elder. To my dear friend Gaius, whom I truly love. Catholic Public Domain Version The Elder, to Gaius, most beloved, whom I love in the truth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The ancient to the dearly beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. |
They did this, sending it to the elders by means of Barnabas and Saul.
So the city was filled with confusion, and they rushed all together into the amphitheatre, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul’s travelling companions.
He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you.
I exhort the elders among you as a fellow elder and witness to the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory about to be revealed:
Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth.
Dear friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and are in good health, just as your whole life is going well.