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Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers

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Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:

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Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

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We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.

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

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Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth [them] out of the church.

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

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Demetrius hath good report of all [men], and of the truth itself: yea, and we [also] bear record and ye know that our record is true.