Letters to the Churches

For he that saith unto him: God speed you, communicateth with his wicked works.

Having more things to write unto you, I would not by paper and ink: for I hope that I shall be with you and speak face to face, that your joy may be full.

The children of thy sister Elect salute thee.

The Ancient, to the dearly beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

Dearly beloved, concerning all things I make it my prayer that thou mayest proceed prosperously and fare well, as thy soul doth prosperously.

I was exceedingly glad when the brethren came and gave testimony to the truth in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.

I have no greater grace than this, to hear that my children walk in truth.

Dearly beloved, thou dost faithfully whatever thou dost for the brethren: and that for strangers,

Who have given testimony to thy charity in the sight of the church. Whom thou shalt do well to bring forward on their way in a manner worthy of God:

Because, for his name they went out, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

We therefore ought to receive such: that we may be fellow helpers of the truth.

I had written perhaps to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, doth not receive us.

For this cause, if I come, I will advertise his works which he doth; with malicious words prating against us. And as if these things were not enough for him, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and them that do receive them he forbiddeth, and casteth out of the church.

Dearly beloved, follow not that which is evil: but that which is good. He that doth good is of God: he that doth evil hath not seen God.

To Demetrius, testimony is given by all, and by the truth itself: yea and we also give testimony. And thou knowest that our testimony is true.

I had many things to write unto thee: but I would not by ink and pen write to thee.

But I hope speedily to see thee: and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James: to them that are beloved in God the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ and called.

Mercy unto you and peace: and charity be fulfilled.

Dearly beloved, taking all care to write unto you concerning your common salvation, I was under a necessity to write unto you: to beseech you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.

For certain men are secretly entered in (who were written of long ago unto this judgment), ungodly men, turning the grace of our Lord God into riotousness and denying the only sovereign Ruler and our Lord Jesus Christ.

I will therefore admonish you, though ye once knew all things, that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, did afterwards destroy them that believed not.

And the angels who kept not their principality but forsook their own habitation, he hath reserved under darkness in everlasting chains, unto the judgment of the great day.

As Sodom and Gomorrha and the neighbouring cities, in like manner, having given themselves to fornication and going after other flesh, were made an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

In like manner, these men also defile the flesh and despise dominion and blaspheme majesty.