Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
From: The Elder To: My dear friend Gaius, whom I genuinely love.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
Holman Bible
The Elder:
To my dear friend
A Conservative Version
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
American Standard Version
The elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
Amplified
The elder [of the church addresses this letter] to the beloved and esteemed Gaius, whom I love in truth.
An Understandable Version
[This is being written by] the elder to my dear [friend] Gaius, whom I love in the truth. [Note: This may mean "whom I truly love"].
Anderson New Testament
elder to the beloved Gains, whom I love in the truth.
Bible in Basic English
I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.
Common New Testament
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Daniel Mace New Testament
The PRESBYTER to my dear Gaius, whom I truly love.
Darby Translation
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
The elder, to Gaius, the beloved, whom I love in the truth.
Godbey New Testament
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I truly love with divine love.
Goodspeed New Testament
The Elder to my dear friend Gaius, whom I truly love.
John Wesley New Testament
The elder unto the well-beloved Caius, whom I truly love.
Julia Smith Translation
The elder to the dearly beloved Gains, whom I love in truth.
King James 2000
The elder unto the well beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The elder, to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in [the] truth.
Modern King James verseion
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in the truth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The elder unto the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
Moffatt New Testament
The presbyter, to the beloved Gaius whom I love in the Truth.
Montgomery New Testament
The Elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
NET Bible
From the elder, to Gaius my dear brother, whom I love in truth.
New Heart English Bible
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
Noyes New Testament
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
Sawyer New Testament
THE elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
THE presbyter to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
Twentieth Century New Testament
To his dear friend Gaius, whom he sincerely loves, From the Officer of the Church.
Webster
The elder to the well-beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Weymouth New Testament
The Elder to his dear friend Gaius. Truly I love you.
Williams New Testament
The Elder to the dearly beloved Gaius, whom I truly love.
World English Bible
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
Worrell New Testament
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
Worsley New Testament
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Youngs Literal Translation
The Elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!
Themes
Elder » In the Christian church
John » The apostle » Writes to the congregations » See the epistles of john
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 3 John 1:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Encouragement For Gaius
13 The children of your chosen sister greet you. 1 From: The Elder To: My dear friend Gaius, whom I genuinely love. 2 Dear friend, I pray that you are doing well in every way and that you are healthy, just as your soul is healthy.
Names
Cross References
1 John 3:18
Little children, we must stop expressing love merely by our words and manner of speech; we must love also in action and in truth.
Acts 19:29
The city was filled with confusion, and the people rushed into the theater together, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's fellow travelers from Macedonia.
Acts 20:4
He was accompanied by Sopater (the son of Pyrrhus) from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.
Romans 16:23
Gaius, who is host to me and the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you.
1 Corinthians 1:14
I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
2 John 1:1-13
From:aThe Elder To: The chosen lady and her children, whom I genuinely love, and not only I but also all who know the truth,