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- 0:01SPEAKER_00: Third John one greetings from the elder My dear friend Gaius, a person I truly love.
- 0:11SPEAKER_00: My dear friend, I know that you are doing well spiritually, so I pray that everything else is going well with you and that you are enjoying good health.
- 0:21SPEAKER_00: Some believers came and told me about the truth in your life.
- 0:26SPEAKER_00: They told me you continue to follow the way of truth.
- 0:30SPEAKER_00: This made me very happy.
- 0:33SPEAKER_00: It always gives me the greatest joy when I hear that my children are following the way of truth.
- 0:40SPEAKER_00: My dear friend, it is good that you continue to help the believers.
- 0:46SPEAKER_00: They are people you don't even know.
- 0:50SPEAKER_00: They told the church about the love you have.
- 0:54SPEAKER_00: Please help them to continue their trip.
- 0:57SPEAKER_00: Help them in a way that will please God.
- 1:01SPEAKER_00: They went on their trip to serve Christ.
- 1:04SPEAKER_00: They did not accept any help from people who were not believers, so we should not help them.
- 1:11SPEAKER_00: When we help them, we share with their work for the truth.
- 1:17SPEAKER_00: I wrote a letter to the church, but Diotrephes will not listen to what we say.
- 1:24SPEAKER_00: He always wants to be the leader.
- 1:27SPEAKER_00: When I come I will talk with him about what he is doing.
- 1:33SPEAKER_00: He lies and says evil things about us, but that is not all.
- 1:39SPEAKER_00: He refuses to welcome and help the believers who travel there, and he will not let others help them.
- 1:48SPEAKER_00: If they do, he stops them from meeting with the church anymore.
- 1:53SPEAKER_00: My dear friend, don't follow what is bad, follow what is good.
- 2:00SPEAKER_00: Whoever does what is good is from God, but whoever does evil has never known God.
- 2:10SPEAKER_00: Everyone says good things about Demetrius, and the truth agrees with what they say.
- 2:18SPEAKER_00: Also we say good about him, and you know that what we say is true.
- 2:24SPEAKER_00: I have many things I want to tell you, but I don't want to use pen and ink.
- 2:30SPEAKER_00: I hope to visit you soon, then we can be together and talk.
- 2:34SPEAKER_00: Peace to you.
- 2:36SPEAKER_00: The friends here with me send their love.
- 2:39SPEAKER_00: Please give our love to each one of the friends there.