約翰一書 2
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
2 我的孩子們，我寫這些話給你們是為了叫你們不要犯罪。如果有人犯了罪，在父那裡我們有一位護慰者，就是那位義者——耶穌基督。 2 祂為我們的罪作了贖罪祭，不只是為我們的罪，也是為全人類的罪。
3 我們若遵行上帝的命令，就知道自己認識祂。 4 若有人說「我認識祂」，卻不遵行祂的命令，這人是說謊的，他心中沒有真理。 5 遵行主話語的人是真正全心愛上帝的人，我們藉此知道自己是在主裡面。 6 所以，自稱住在主裡面的，就該在生活中效法基督。
新命令
7 親愛的弟兄姊妹，我寫給你們的並不是一條新命令，而是你們起初接受的舊命令，這舊命令就是你們已經聽過的真道。 8 然而，我寫給你們的也是新命令，在基督和你們身上都顯明是真實的，因為黑暗漸漸過去，真光已經照耀出來。
9 若有人說自己在光明中，卻恨他的弟兄姊妹，他就仍然活在黑暗裡。 10 愛弟兄姊妹的人活在光明中，沒有什麼可以絆倒他[a]。 11 恨弟兄姊妹的人活在黑暗中，走在黑暗中，不知何去何從，因為黑暗弄瞎了他的眼睛。
12 孩子們，我寫信給你們，因為靠著祂的名，你們的罪已經得到赦免。 13 父老們，我寫信給你們，因為你們認識了從太初就存在的那位。年輕人，我寫信給你們，因為你們已經戰勝了那惡者。
14 孩子們，我曾寫信給你們，因為你們認識了父。父老們，我曾寫信給你們，因為你們認識了從太初就存在的那位。年輕人，我曾寫信給你們，因為你們剛強，上帝的道常存在你們心裡，並且你們戰勝了那惡者。
15 不要愛世界和世上的事，因為人若愛世界，就不會再有愛父的心了。 16 凡屬世界的，如肉體的私慾、眼目的私慾和今生的驕傲都不是從父那裡來的，而是從世界來的。 17 這世界和其中一切的私慾都要過去，但遵守上帝旨意的人永遠長存。
防備敵基督者
18 孩子們，現在是末世了。你們從前聽說敵基督者要來，其實現在許多敵基督者已經出現了，由此可知，現在是末世了。 19 這些人是從我們中間出去的，但他們不屬於我們。他們如果屬於我們，就會留在我們當中了。他們的離去表明他們都不屬於我們。
20 你們從那位聖者領受了聖靈[b]，所以你們明白真理。 21 我寫信給你們不是因為你們不明白真理，而是因為你們明白真理，並且知道真理裡面絕對沒有謊言。 22 誰是說謊的呢？不就是那否認耶穌是基督的嗎？那不承認父和子的就是敵基督者。 23 凡否認子的，也否認了父；凡承認子的，也承認了父。
24 你們務要把起初所聽見的教導謹記在心，這樣，你們必住在子和父裡面。 25 主應許給我們的是永生。 26 以上的話是針對那些引誘你們離開正道的人寫的。
順從聖靈
27 你們既然從主領受了聖靈，聖靈又住在你們心中，就不需要其他人來教導你們，因為聖靈必會在一切事上指引你們。聖靈的教導是真實的，沒有虛假，你們要按聖靈的教導住在主裡面。 28 孩子們，你們要住在主裡面。這樣，當主顯現的時候，就是祂再來的時候，我們便能坦然無懼，不會在祂面前羞愧。 29 既然你們知道主是公義的，也該知道所有按公義行事的人都是上帝的兒女。
1 John 2
Contemporary English Version
Christ Helps Us
2 My children, I am writing this so you won't sin. But if you do sin, Jesus Christ always does the right thing, and he will speak to the Father for us. 2 Christ is the sacrifice that takes away our sins and the sins of all the world's people.
3 When we obey God, we are sure we know him. 4 But if we claim to know him and don't obey him, we are lying and the truth isn't in our hearts. 5 We truly love God only when we obey him as we should, and then we know we belong to him. 6 If we say we are his, we must follow the example of Christ.
The New Commandment
7 (A) My dear friends, I am not writing to give you a new commandment. It is the same one you were first given, and it is the message you heard. 8 But it really is a new commandment, and you know its true meaning, just as Christ does. You can see the darkness fading away and the true light already shining.
9 If we claim to be in the light and hate someone, we are still in the dark. 10 But if we love others, we are in the light, and we don't cause problems for them.[a] 11 If we hate others, we are living and walking in the dark. We don't know where we are going, because we can't see in the dark.
12 Children, I am writing you,
because your sins
have been forgiven
in the name of Christ.
13 Parents, I am writing you,
because you have known
the one who was there
from the beginning.
Young people, I am writing you,
because you have defeated
the evil one.
14 Children, I am writing you,
because you have known
the Father.
Parents, I am writing you,
because you have known
the one who was there
from the beginning.
Young people, I am writing you,
because you are strong.
God's message is firm
in your hearts,
and you have defeated
the evil one.
15 Don't love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the world, you cannot love the Father. 16 Our foolish pride comes from this world, and so do our selfish desires and our desire to have everything we see. None of this comes from the Father. 17 The world and the desires it causes are disappearing. But if we obey God, we will live forever.
The Enemy of Christ
18 Children, this is the last hour. You heard that the enemy of Christ would appear at this time, and many of Christ's enemies have already appeared. So we know the last hour is here. 19 These people came from our own group, yet they were not really part of us. If they had been part of us, they would have stayed with us. But they left, which proves they did not belong to our group.
20 Christ, the Holy One,[b] has blessed[c] you, and now all of you understand.[d] 21 I did not need to write you about the truth, since you already know it. You also know that liars do not belong to the truth. 22 And a liar is anyone who says Jesus isn't truly Christ. Anyone who says this is an enemy of Christ and rejects both the Father and the Son. 23 If we reject the Son, we reject the Father. But if we say we accept the Son, we have the Father. 24 Keep thinking about the message you first heard, and you will always be one in your heart with the Son and with the Father. 25 The Son[e] has promised us[f] eternal life.
26 I am writing to warn you about those people who are misleading you. 27 But Christ has blessed you with the Holy Spirit.[g] Now the Spirit stays in you, and you don't need any teachers. The Spirit is truthful and teaches you everything. So stay one in your heart with Christ, just as the Spirit has taught you to do.
Children of God
28 Children, stay one in your hearts with Christ. Then when he returns, we will have confidence and won't have to hide in shame. 29 You know Christ always does right and everyone who does right is a child of God.
Footnotes
- 2.10 and we don't cause problems for them: Or “and we can see anything that might make us fall.”
- 2.20 Christ, the Holy One: The Greek text has “the Holy One” which may refer either to Christ or to God the Father.
- 2.20 blessed: This translates a word which means “to pour olive oil on (someone's head).” In Old Testament times it was the custom to pour olive oil on a person's head when that person was chosen to be a priest or a king. Here the meaning is not clear. It may refer to the ceremony of pouring olive oil on the followers of the Lord right before they were baptized or it may refer to the gift of the Holy Spirit which they were given at baptism (see verse 27).
- 2.20 now all of you understand: Some manuscripts have “you understand all things.”
- 2.25 The Son: The Greek text has “he” and may refer to God the Father.
- 2.25 us: Some manuscripts have “you.”
- 2.27 Christ has blessed you with the Holy Spirit: The Greek text has “You received a pouring on of olive oil from him” (see verse 20). The “pouring on of olive oil” is here taken to refer to the gift of the Holy Spirit, and “he” may refer either to Christ or to the Father.
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