| | Louis Segond | King James | American std |
| 1 | L'ancien, à Gaïus, le bien aimé, que j'aime dans la vérité. | The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. | The elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth. |
| 2 | Bien-aimé, je souhaite que tu prospères à tous égards et sois en bonne santé, comme prospère l'état de ton âme. | Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. | Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. |
| 3 | J'ai été fort réjoui, lorsque des frères sont arrivés et ont rendu témoignage de la vérité qui est en toi, de la manière dont tu marches dans la vérité. | For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. | For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bare witness unto thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth. |
| 4 | Je n'ai pas de plus grande joie que d'apprendre que mes enfants marchent dans la vérité. | I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. | Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. |
| 5 | Bien-aimé, tu agis fidèlement dans ce que tu fais pour les frères, et même pour des frères étrangers, | Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; | Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal; |
| 6 | lesquels ont rendu témoignage de ta charité, en présence de l'Église. Tu feras bien de pourvoir à leur voyage d'une manière digne de Dieu. | 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: | who bare witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their journey worthily of God: |
| 7 | Car c'est pour le nom de Jésus Christ qu'ils sont partis, sans rien recevoir des païens. | Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. | because that for the sake of the Name they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. |
| 8 | Nous devons donc accueillir de tels hommes, afin d'être ouvriers avec eux pour la vérité. | We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. | We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be fellow-workers for the truth. |
| 9 | J'ai écrit quelques mots à l'Église ; mais Diotrèphe, qui aime à être le premier parmi eux, ne nous reçoit point. | I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. | I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. |
| 10 | C'est pourquoi, si je vais vous voir, je rappellerai les actes qu'il commet, en tenant contre nous de méchants propos ; non content de cela, il ne reçoit pas les frères, et ceux qui voudraient le faire, il les en empêche et les chasse de l'Église. | 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. | 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 | Bien-aimé, n'imite pas le mal, mais le bien. Celui qui fait le bien est de Dieu ; celui qui fait le mal n'a point vu Dieu. | 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. | 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 | Tous, et la vérité elle-même, rendent un bon témoignage à Démétrius ; nous aussi, nous lui rendons témoignage, et tu sais que notre témoignage est vrai. | 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. | 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 | J'aurais beaucoup de choses à t'écrire, mais je ne veux pas le faire avec l'encre et la plume. | I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: | I had many things to write unto thee, but I am unwilling to write [them] to thee with ink and pen: |
| 14 | J'espère te voir bientôt, et nous parlerons de bouche à bouche. Que la paix soit avec toi ! Les amis te saluent. Salue les amis, chacun en particulier. | But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name. | 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. |
