1. The elder, to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in the truth.
2. Dear friend, I pray you may prosper concerning everything and be healthy, just as your soul prospers.
3. For I rejoiced exceedingly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are walking in the truth.
4. I have no greater joy than this: that I hear my children are walking in the truth.
5. Dear friend, you act faithfully in whatever you do for the brothers, even though they are strangers.