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。
約翰三書
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
1 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。 2 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
3 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。 4 沒有比聽見自己的孩子遵行真理更使我歡喜了。
5 親愛的弟兄，你常常忠心地照顧素不相識的弟兄， 6 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， 7 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。 8 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
9 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。
3 John
Modern English Version
Salutation
The elder,
To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:
2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, even as your soul is well. 3 For I greatly rejoiced when brothers came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
Working Together
5 Beloved, you are faithful in all you do for the brothers and for strangers, 6 who have testified of your love before the church. You will do well to send them along on their journey in a manner worthy of God. 7 For His name’s sake they went out, receiving no help from the Gentiles. 8 Therefore we ought to receive such men, that we might be fellow workers for the truth.
9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to put himself first among them, did not accept us. 10 Because of this, if I come, I will bring up what kinds of works he does: ranting against us with malicious words. Not content with that, he does not accept the brothers, and stops those who want to, and throws them out of the church.
11 Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. Whoever does good is from God, but whoever does evil has not seen God. 12 Demetrius receives good reports from everyone and from the truth itself. Yes, and we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.
Final Greetings
13 I had many things to write, but I would rather not write to you with pen and ink. 14 Instead, I hope to see you soon, and we shall speak face to face.
Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.
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