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。
3 John
The Voice
1 I, the elder, to Gaius, who is much loved by all and loved in truth by me.
2 My beloved friend, I pray that everything is going well for you and that your body is as healthy as your soul is prosperous. 3 I was thrilled when the brothers and sisters came and told me stories of your faithfulness as you continue to walk in the truth. 4 The greatest joy in my life is hearing how my children are walking in the truth.
5 My friend, you demonstrate your faithfulness in all the things you do for the brothers and sisters; even when they are strangers to you, you treat them as family. 6 These friends tell the entire church how you have extended your hand to them in love. You will do well to send them on in a way that is in keeping with God. 7 They have gone out to serve under the banner of the Name, and they do not accept gifts from those outside our faith community. 8 We should give people like this our full support so that we can share in this work for the truth.
9 I wrote some things specifically to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be the one up front, rejects us. 10 If I come, you can be sure that I will call him out and draw attention to his actions. He assails us with lies and deceit. As if that were not enough, he does not welcome the traveling missionaries into his home. Instead, he hinders any who do so and expels them from the church.
11 Dear friend, don’t follow his evil ways. Instead, imitate the good and righteous life. The one doing what is good belongs to God, but those who pursue evil have never even laid eyes on God.
12 Demetrius has a good reputation with everyone we know. The truth stands on his side, and we add our unreserved recommendation to the long list of accounts on his behalf. You can rest assured that we are telling the truth.
13 There is so much I would like to say to you, but I do not want to say it with ink and pen. 14 I expect us to be together soon and talk about these things face-to-face.
15 May you experience true peace. I send you greetings from the fellow believers here. Greet all our friends there personally.
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