³⁰ which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.

¹⁴ Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

⁵ For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

¹⁷ Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

¹⁷ And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.

⁴ And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.

⁶ And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.

⁴ And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.

¹ The elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

¹ The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;

² for the truth's sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:

³ Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

⁴ I rejoice greatly that I have found `certain' of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.

⁵ And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

⁶ And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.

⁷ For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, `even' they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

⁸ Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

⁹ Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.

¹⁰ If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into `your' house, and give him no greeting:

¹¹ for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.

¹² Having many things to write unto you, I would not `write them' with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be made full.

¹³ The children of thine elect sister salute thee.

¹ The elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.

² Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

³ For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bare witness unto thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth.

⁴ Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

⁵ Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal;

⁶ who bare witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their journey worthily of God:

⁷ because that for the sake of the Name they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

⁸ We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be fellow-workers for the truth.

⁹ I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

¹⁰ Therefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he doeth, prating against us with wicked words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and them that would he forbiddeth and casteth `them' out of the church.

¹¹ Beloved, imitate not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

¹² Demetrius hath the witness of all `men', and of the truth itself: yea, we also bear witness: and thou knowest that our witness is true.

¹³ I had many things to write unto thee, but I am unwilling to write `them' to thee with ink and pen:

¹⁴ but I hope shortly to see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace `be' unto thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.

¹⁹ Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at `the mouth of' two or three witnesses.

¹⁷ For he accepted indeed our exhortation; but being himself very earnest, he went forth unto you of his own accord.

¹⁸ And we have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the gospel `is spread' through all the churches;

¹⁹ and not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in `the matter of' this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and `to show' our readiness:

²⁰ Avoiding this, that any man should blame us in `the matter of' this bounty which is ministered by us:

²¹ for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

³ And when I arrive, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send with letters to carry your bounty unto Jerusalem:

⁴ and if it be meet for me to go also, they shall go with me.

¹⁸ And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

²³ and they wrote `thus' by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

² And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, `the brethren' appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.