Now when he heard this, he said, ‘It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are ill.
3 John 1:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Dear friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and are in good health, just as your whole life is going well. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers. American Standard Version (1901) Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. Common English Bible Dear friend, I’m praying that all is well with you and that you enjoy good health in the same way that you prosper spiritually. Catholic Public Domain Version Most beloved, concerning everything, I make it my prayer that you may benefit by advancing and succeeding in whatever may be to the benefit of your soul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Dearly beloved, concerning all things I make it my prayer that thou mayest proceed prosperously, and fare well as thy soul doth prosperously. |
Now when he heard this, he said, ‘It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are ill.
Indeed, he was so ill that he nearly died. However, God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.
Everyone should look not to his own interests, but rather to the interests of others.
We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.
But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your ‘yes’ mean ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ mean ‘no,’ so that you won’t fall under judgement.
Above all, maintain constant love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins. ,
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. ,
I know your affliction and poverty, but you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.