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


In Context

1 The elder to the well-beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

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

3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

3 John 1:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:2Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:2Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2Beloved, I desire that in all things thou shouldest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:2Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:2Dearly beloved, concerning all things I make it my prayer that thou mayest proceed prosperously, and fare well as thy soul doth prosperously.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:2Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:2Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper, and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,