Greeting to Gaius from the Elder
(2 John 1:1-3)
1Ὁ (The) πρεσβύτερος (elder),
Γαΐῳ (To Gaius) τῷ (the) ἀγαπητῷ (beloved), ὃν (whom) ἐγὼ (I) ἀγαπῶ (love) ἐν (in) ἀληθείᾳ (truth).
2Ἀγαπητέ (Beloved), περὶ (concerning) πάντων (all things) εὔχομαί (I pray) σε (you) εὐοδοῦσθαι (to prosper) καὶ (and) ὑγιαίνειν (to be in good health), καθὼς (just as) εὐοδοῦταί (prospers) σου (your) ἡ (-) ψυχή (soul).
3ἐχάρην (I rejoiced) γὰρ (for) λίαν (exceedingly) ἐρχομένων (coming) ἀδελφῶν (of the brothers) καὶ (and) μαρτυρούντων (bearing witness) σου (of your) τῇ (-) ἀληθείᾳ (truth), καθὼς (just as) σὺ (you) ἐν (in) ἀληθείᾳ (truth) περιπατεῖς (are walking).
4μειζοτέραν (Greater) τούτων (than these things) οὐκ (not) ἔχω (I have) χαράν (joy), ἵνα (that) ἀκούω (I should hear of) τὰ (-) ἐμὰ (my) τέκνα (children) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἀληθείᾳ (truth) περιπατοῦντα (walking).
Gaius Commended for His Hospitality
5Ἀγαπητέ (Beloved), πιστὸν (faithfully) ποιεῖς (you are doing) ὃ (whatever) ἐὰν (if) ἐργάσῃ (you might have done) εἰς (toward) τοὺς (the) ἀδελφοὺς (brothers), καὶ (and) τοῦτο (they are) ξένους (strangers),
6οἳ (who) ἐμαρτύρησάν (testified) σου (of your) τῇ (-) ἀγάπῃ (love) ἐνώπιον (before) ἐκκλησίας (the church), οὓς (whom) καλῶς (well) ποιήσεις (you will do), προπέμψας (having set forward) ἀξίως (worthily) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).
7ὑπὲρ (On behalf) γὰρ (for) τοῦ (of the) Ὀνόματος (name) ἐξῆλθον* (they went forth), μηδὲν (nothing) λαμβάνοντες (accepting) ἀπὸ (from) τῶν (the) ἐθνικῶν (Gentiles).
8ἡμεῖς (We) οὖν (therefore) ὀφείλομεν (ought) ὑπολαμβάνειν (to receive) τοὺς (-) τοιούτους (such men), ἵνα (so that) συνεργοὶ (fellow workers) γινώμεθα (we may be) τῇ (in the) ἀληθείᾳ (truth).
Diotrephes and Demetrius
9Ἔγραψά (I have written) τι (something) τῇ (to the) ἐκκλησίᾳ (church); ἀλλ’ (but) ὁ (the one) φιλοπρωτεύων (loving to be first) αὐτῶν (among them), Διοτρεφὴς (Diotrephes), οὐκ (not) ἐπιδέχεται (welcomes) ἡμᾶς (us).
10διὰ (Because of) τοῦτο (this), ἐὰν (if) ἔλθω (I might come), ὑπομνήσω (I will bring to remembrance) αὐτοῦ (of him) τὰ (the) ἔργα (works) ἃ (which) ποιεῖ (he is doing), λόγοις (with words) πονηροῖς (evil) φλυαρῶν (prating against) ἡμᾶς (us); καὶ (and) μὴ (not) ἀρκούμενος (being satisfied) ἐπὶ (with) τούτοις (these), οὔτε (neither) αὐτὸς (himself) ἐπιδέχεται (he receives) τοὺς (the) ἀδελφοὺς (brothers), καὶ (and) τοὺς (those) βουλομένους (purposing), κωλύει (he forbids), καὶ (and) ἐκ (from) τῆς (the) ἐκκλησίας (church) ἐκβάλλει (he casts them out).
11Ἀγαπητέ (Beloved), μὴ (not) μιμοῦ (do imitate) τὸ (what is) κακὸν (evil), ἀλλὰ (but) τὸ (what is) ἀγαθόν (good). ὁ (The one) ἀγαθοποιῶν (doing good), ἐκ (of) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (God) ἐστιν (is); ὁ (the one) κακοποιῶν (doing evil), οὐχ (not) ἑώρακεν (has seen) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God).
12Δημητρίῳ (To Demetrius) μεμαρτύρηται (witness has been given) ὑπὸ (by) πάντων (all), καὶ (and) ὑπὸ (by) αὐτῆς (itself) τῆς (the) ἀληθείας (truth); καὶ (and) ἡμεῖς (we) δὲ (also) μαρτυροῦμεν (bear witness), καὶ (and) οἶδας (you know) ὅτι (that) ἡ (the) μαρτυρία (testimony) ἡμῶν (of us) ἀληθής (true) ἐστιν (is).
Conclusion
13Πολλὰ (Many things) εἶχον (I had) γράψαι (to write) σοι (to you), ἀλλ’ (but) οὐ (not) θέλω (I desire) διὰ (with) μέλανος (ink) καὶ (and) καλάμου (pen) σοι (to you) γράφειν (to write).
14ἐλπίζω (I hope) δὲ (however) εὐθέως (soon), σε (you) ἰδεῖν (to see), καὶ (and) στόμα (mouth) πρὸς (to) στόμα (mouth) λαλήσομεν (we will speak).
Εἰρήνη (Peace) σοι (to you).
Ἀσπάζονταί (Greet) σε (you), οἱ (the) φίλοι (friends).
Ἀσπάζου (Greet) τοὺς (the) φίλους (friends) κατ’ (by) ὄνομα (name).