约翰三书
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
问安
1 我这作长老的写信给亲爱的该犹,就是我在真理中所爱的。 2 亲爱的,我祝你凡事亨通,身体健壮,正如你的灵魂安泰一样。 3 有些弟兄来到,证实你心中存有真理,就是你按真理行事,我就非常欣慰。 4 我听见我的儿女按真理行事,我的喜乐没有比这更大的了。
称赞该犹接待弟兄
5 亲爱的,你向弟兄所行的,特别是向外地来的弟兄所行的,都是出于忠心。 6 他们在教会面前证实了你的爱;你照着 神所喜悦的,资助他们的旅程,这样是好的。 7 因为他们为主的名出外,并没有从教外人接受甚么。 8 所以我们应当接待这样的人,好让我们为了真理成为同工。
不要效法恶,应该效法善
9 我曾经略略写信给你那里的教会,但他们中间那好作领袖的丢特腓不接待我们。 10 因此,我来的时候,必要提起他所作的事,就是他用恶言中伤我们;这还不够,他不但不接待弟兄,还要阻止那些想要接待的人,甚至把他们赶出教会。
11 亲爱的,不要效法恶,应该效法善。行善的属于 神,作恶的没有见过 神。 12 低米丢行善,有众人为他作证,真理本身也为他作证。我们也为他作证,你知道我们的见证是真的。
问候的话
13 我还有许多话要写给你,可是我不愿借用笔墨。 14 我盼望很快就见到你,当面谈谈。 15 愿你平安。这里的朋友都问候你。请你一一提名问候你那里的朋友。
约翰三书
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
1 我这做长老的写信给亲爱的该犹,就是我本着真理所爱的人。 2 亲爱的弟兄,衷心地祝你凡事顺利,身体和灵魂一样健康。
该犹的好品行
3 有弟兄们来为你的行为做见证,说你忠心地遵行真理,这使我非常欣慰。 4 没有比听见自己的孩子遵行真理更使我欢喜了。
5 亲爱的弟兄,你常常忠心地照顾素不相识的弟兄, 6 他们把你的爱心告诉了教会。愿你照着上帝所喜悦的方式继续帮助他们, 7 因为他们为了主耶稣的名四处传道,不收取非信徒的任何东西。 8 我们应该接待这样的人,好与他们一同传扬真理。
丢特腓的恶行
9 我曾写信给你那里的教会,但喜欢做领袖的丢特腓不理会我们。 10 因此,我若去你们那里,会提及他的所作所为,就是他怎样恶言中伤我们。不仅如此,他还拒绝接待弟兄,并且禁止别人接待,甚至将接待的人赶出教会。
抑恶扬善
11 亲爱的弟兄,不要效法罪恶,要效法美善。行善的人属于上帝,行恶的人不认识上帝。 12 低米丢得到了众人的好评,真理本身也为他做见证,我们也为他做见证。你们知道我们的见证是真实的。
结语
13 我本来有很多事想跟你谈,但不想用笔墨写给你, 14 只希望可以快快地见到你,跟你当面畅谈。
15 祝你平安!这里的朋友们都问候你,请代我一一问候你那边的朋友。
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.
3 John
English Standard Version
Greeting
1 (A)The elder to the beloved Gaius, (B)whom I love in truth.
2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. 3 For (C)I rejoiced greatly when the brothers[a] came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that (D)my children are walking in the truth.
Support and Opposition
5 Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for (E)these brothers, (F)strangers as they are, 6 who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner (G)worthy of God. 7 For they have gone out for the sake of (H)the name, (I)accepting nothing from the Gentiles. 8 Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
9 I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. 10 So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church.
11 Beloved, (J)do not imitate evil but imitate good. (K)Whoever does good is from God; (L)whoever does evil has not seen God. 12 Demetrius (M)has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also add our testimony, and (N)you know that our testimony is true.
Final Greetings
13 (O)I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink. 14 I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.
15 Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends, (P)each by name.
Footnotes
- 3 John 1:3 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 5, 10
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