3 It makes me very happy when the Lord's followers come by and speak openly of how you obey the truth.
4 Nothing brings me greater happiness than to hear that my children are obeying the truth.
5 Dear friend, you have always been faithful in helping other followers of the Lord, even the ones you didn't know before.
6 They have told the church about your love. They say you were good enough to welcome them and to send them on their mission in a way that God's servants deserve.
7 When they left to tell others about the Lord, they decided not to accept help from anyone who wasn't a follower.
8 We must support people like them, so that we can take part in what they are doing to spread the truth.
9 I wrote to the church. But Diotrephes likes to be the number-one leader, and he won't pay any attention to us.