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10 所以我若去,必要提说他所行的事,就是他用恶言妄论我们;还不以此为足,他自己不接待弟兄,有人愿意接待他也禁止,并且将接待弟兄的人赶出教会。

行善的属乎神

11 亲爱的兄弟啊,不要效法恶,只要效法善。行善的属乎神,行恶的未曾见过神。 12 低米丢行善,有众人给他作见证,又有真理给他作见证。就是我们也给他作见证,你也知道我们的见证是真的。

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10 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.

11 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.

12 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.

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10 When I come, I will report some of the things he is doing and the evil accusations he is making against us. Not only does he refuse to welcome the traveling teachers, he also tells others not to help them. And when they do help, he puts them out of the church.

11 Dear friend, don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God’s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God.[a]

12 Everyone speaks highly of Demetrius, as does the truth itself. We ourselves can say the same for him, and you know we speak the truth.

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Footnotes

  1. 11 Greek they have not seen God.