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問安

我這作長老的寫信給親愛的該猶,就是我在真理中所愛的。 親愛的,我祝你凡事亨通,身體健壯,正如你的靈魂安泰一樣。 有些弟兄來到,證實你心中存有真理,就是你按真理行事,我就非常欣慰。 我聽見我的兒女按真理行事,我的喜樂沒有比這更大的了。

稱讚該猶接待弟兄

親愛的,你向弟兄所行的,特別是向外地來的弟兄所行的,都是出於忠心。 他們在教會面前證實了你的愛;你照著 神所喜悅的,資助他們的旅程,這樣是好的。 因為他們為主的名出外,並沒有從教外人接受甚麼。 所以我們應當接待這樣的人,好讓我們為了真理成為同工。

不要效法惡,應該效法善

我曾經略略寫信給你那裡的教會,但他們中間那好作領袖的丟特腓不接待我們。 10 因此,我來的時候,必要提起他所作的事,就是他用惡言中傷我們;這還不夠,他不但不接待弟兄,還要阻止那些想要接待的人,甚至把他們趕出教會。

11 親愛的,不要效法惡,應該效法善。行善的屬於 神,作惡的沒有見過 神。 12 低米丟行善,有眾人為他作證,真理本身也為他作證。我們也為他作證,你知道我們的見證是真的。

問候的話

13 我還有許多話要寫給你,可是我不願借用筆墨。 14 我盼望很快就見到你,當面談談。 15 願你平安。這裡的朋友都問候你。請你一一提名問候你那裡的朋友。

我這作長老的寫信給親愛的該猶,就是我本著真理所愛的人。 親愛的弟兄,衷心地祝你凡事順利,身體和靈魂一樣健康。

該猶的好品行

有弟兄們來為你的行為做見證,說你忠心地遵行真理,這使我非常欣慰。 沒有比聽見自己的孩子遵行真理更使我歡喜了。

親愛的弟兄,你常常忠心地照顧素不相識的弟兄, 他們把你的愛心告訴了教會。願你照著上帝所喜悅的方式繼續幫助他們, 因為他們為了主耶穌的名四處傳道,不收取非信徒的任何東西。 我們應該接待這樣的人,好與他們一同傳揚真理。

丟特腓的惡行

我曾寫信給你那裡的教會,但喜歡做領袖的丟特腓不理會我們。 10 因此,我若去你們那裡,會提及他的所作所為,就是他怎樣惡言中傷我們。不僅如此,他還拒絕接待弟兄,並且禁止別人接待,甚至將接待的人趕出教會。

抑惡揚善

11 親愛的弟兄,不要效法罪惡,要效法美善。行善的人屬於上帝,行惡的人不認識上帝。 12 低米丟得到了眾人的好評,真理本身也為他做見證,我們也為他做見證。你們知道我們的見證是真實的。

結語

13 我本來有很多事想跟你談,但不想用筆墨寫給你, 14 只希望可以快快地見到你,跟你當面暢談。

15 祝你平安!這裡的朋友們都問候你,請代我一一問候你那邊的朋友。

The elder,(A)

To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth.

Dear 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. It gave me great joy when some believers(B) came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it.(C) I have no greater joy than to hear that my children(D) are walking in the truth.(E)

Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters,[a](F) even though they are strangers to you.(G) They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way(H) in a manner that honors(I) God. It was for the sake of the Name(J) that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans.(K) We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.

I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. 10 So when I come,(L) I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers.(M) He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.(N)

11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good.(O) Anyone who does what is good is from God.(P) Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.(Q) 12 Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone(R)—and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true.(S)

13 I have much to write you, but I do not want to do so with pen and ink. 14 I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.(T)

15 Peace to you.(U) The friends here send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name.(V)

Footnotes

  1. 3 John 1:5 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.