3 John 1:11
1:11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is bad but what is good.
The one who does good is of God; the one who does what is bad has not seen God.
3 John 1:1
Introduction and Thanksgiving
1:1 From the elder, to Gaius my dear brother, whom I love in truth.
3 John 1:5
The Charge to Gaius
1:5 Dear friend, you demonstrate faithfulness by whatever you do for the brothers (even though they are strangers).
3 John 1:9
Diotrephes the Troublemaker
1:9 I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not acknowledge us.