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3 John
Christian Standard Bible
3 John
Christian Standard Bible
Greeting
1 The elder:(A)
To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth.(B)
2 Dear friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and are in good health,(C) just as your whole life is going well.[a] 3 For I was very glad when fellow believers came and testified(D) to your fidelity to the truth—how you are walking in truth.(E) 4 I have no greater joy(F) than this: to hear that my children(G) are walking in truth.
Gaius Commended
5 Dear friend, you are acting faithfully in whatever you do for the brothers and sisters, especially when they are strangers. 6 They have testified to your love before the church.(H) You will do well to send them on their journey(I) in a manner worthy of God,(J) 7 since they set out for the sake of the Name,(K) accepting nothing from pagans.[b](L) 8 Therefore, we ought to support such people so that we can be coworkers with the truth.
Diotrephes and Demetrius
9 I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have first place among them,(M) does not receive our authority.(N) 10 This is why, if I come, I will remind him of the works he is doing, slandering(O) us with malicious words. And he is not satisfied with that! He not only refuses to welcome fellow believers, but he even stops those who want to do so and expels them from the church.
11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil,(P) but what is good. The one who does good is of God;(Q) the one who does evil has not seen God.(R) 12 Everyone speaks well of Demetrius—even the truth itself. And we also speak well of him, and you know(S) that our testimony is true.(T)
Farewell
13 I have many things to write you, but I don’t want to write to you with pen and ink. 14 I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.
15 Peace to you. The friends send you greetings. Greet the friends by name.
3 Johannes
En Levende Bok
3 Johannes
En Levende Bok
Hilsen
1 Hilsen fra lederen Johannes, til min kjære venn Gaius, som jeg elsker med ekte kjærlighet.
2 Kjære venn, jeg håper at alt står godt til med deg, og at kroppen er like frisk som sjelen din. At sjelen din er frisk, vet jeg. 3 Jeg ble svært glad da jeg hørte fra noen menighetsmedlemmer som hadde hilst på deg, at du trofast holder fast ved det sanne budskapet om Jesus, og lever etter det. 4 Ikke noe gjør meg mer glad enn å høre at barna mine følger det sanne budskapet.
Ros og råd
5 Kjære venn, du viser deg trofast når du tar hånd om de troende brødre som er på gjennomreise, også de som du ikke kjenner fra før. 6 De har fortalt om din kjærlighet til alle i menigheten her. Du har også vist at du er verd å bli kalt Guds tjener, etter som du har gitt alle det de trengte for den videre reisen. 7 Det er for å spre budskapet om Jesus de har gitt seg av sted.[a] De tar ikke imot noen støtte fra folk de kommer til.[b] 8 Derfor bør vi støtte dem og på den måten hjelpe til å spre det sanne budskapet om Jesus.
9 Jeg sendte et brev til menigheten deres om dette, men Diotrefes, som gjerne vil overta ledelsen der, nekter å ha noe med oss å gjøre. 10 Når jeg kommer, vil jeg derfor ta opp med dere at han sprer falske rykter om oss. Han nøyer seg ikke bare med det, han nekter også å ta imot de omreisende troende. Dersom andre ønsker å ta imot dem, hindrer han dem i dette og ekskluderer dem fra menigheten.
11 Kjære venn, la deg ikke påvirke av det onde, men fortsett bare å gjøre det som er godt. Den som gjør det gode, tilhører Gud, men den som gjør det onde, har aldri forstått hvem Gud er.
12 Alle roser og ærer Demetrius, og det er helt rett, etter som han handler i tråd med det sanne budskapet om Jesus. Også vi roser og ærer ham, og du vet at vi snakker sant.
Avslutning
13 Jeg har mye å si deg, men jeg vil ikke gjøre det i brevs form. 14 Jeg håpet snart å treffe deg, slik at vi kan snakke personlig.
15 Jeg ønsker deg fred fra Gud! De andre i menigheten hilser til deg. Gi en personlig hilsen fra meg til hver og en av våre venner.
3 John
Worldwide English (New Testament)
3 John
Worldwide English (New Testament)
1 From the leader of the church people. I send greetings to my dear Gaius. I love you because you have Christ.
2 My dear brother, I ask God that you may be all right in every way and that your body may be well. I know that your soul is all right.
3 I was very happy when the brothers came and told me that you have been true. They said you are really living the right way.
4 Nothing can make me more happy than to hear that my children are living in the right way. My dear brother, when you help your Christian brothers in any way, even though you do not know them, you show that you do what you say you believe.
5 They have told the people of the church here how you showed your love to them. Please send them on their way as God would have you do.
6 They went out to do Christ's work. And they have not taken any help from people who do not believe in God.
7 So we should help such men with what they need. Then we are doing our part to tell the true message. I wrote a letter to the people of the church. But Diotrephes wants to be the leader. He will not listen to us.
8 So if I come, I will show what he is doing. He is saying wrong things about us. And that is not all. He does not take our brothers into his own home. And he stops other people who want to take them in. He will not let them be church members any longer.
9 My dear brother, do not do the wrong things people do, but do the good things people do. Anyone who does good things belongs to God. Anyone who does wrong things has never seen God.
10 Everyone says Demetrius is a good man. All this is true. We say the same thing too. And you know that what we say is true.
11 I have much to write to you. But I do not want to write to you with pen and ink.
12 I hope to see you very soon. Then we will talk together.
13 May God give you peace. Our friends greet you. Greet everyone of my friends.
3 Juan
Nueva Versión Internacional
3 Juan
Nueva Versión Internacional
1 El anciano,
al querido hermano Gayo, a quien amo en la verdad.
2 Querido hermano, oro para que te vaya bien en todos tus asuntos y goces de buena salud, así como prosperas espiritualmente. 3 Me alegré mucho cuando vinieron unos hermanos y dieron testimonio de tu fidelidad[a] y de cómo estás viviendo en la verdad. 4 Nada me produce más alegría que oír que mis hijos viven en la verdad.
5 Querido hermano, te comportas fielmente en todo lo que haces por los hermanos, aunque no los conozcas. 6 Delante de la iglesia ellos han dado testimonio de tu amor. Harás bien en ayudarlos a seguir su viaje, como es digno de Dios. 7 Ellos salieron por causa del Nombre, sin nunca recibir nada de los paganos; 8 nosotros, por lo tanto, debemos brindarles hospitalidad y así colaborar con ellos en la verdad.
9 Escribí algunas líneas a la iglesia, pero Diótrefes, a quien le encanta ser el primero entre ellos, no nos acepta. 10 Por eso, si voy, no dejaré de reprocharle su comportamiento, pues con palabras malintencionadas, habla contra nosotros solo por hablar. Como si fuera poco, ni siquiera recibe a los hermanos y a quienes quieren hacerlo, no los deja y los expulsa de la iglesia.
11 Querido hermano, no imites lo malo, sino lo bueno. El que hace lo bueno es de Dios; el que hace lo malo no ha visto a Dios. 12 En cuanto a Demetrio, todos dan buen testimonio de él, incluso la verdad misma. También nosotros lo recomendamos y bien sabes que nuestro testimonio es verdadero.
13 Tengo muchas cosas que decirte, pero prefiero no hacerlo por escrito. 14 Espero verte muy pronto, entonces hablaremos personalmente.
15 La paz sea contigo.
Tus amigos aquí te mandan saludos. Saluda a los amigos allá, a cada uno en particular.
Footnotes
- 1:3 fidelidad. Lit. verdad.
3 John
New International Version
3 John
New International Version
1 The elder,(A)
To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
2 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. 3 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) 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children(D) are walking in the truth.(E)
5 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) 6 They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way(H) in a manner that honors(I) God. 7 It was for the sake of the Name(J) that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans.(K) 8 We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.
9 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
- 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.
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