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3 John
New American Standard Bible
3 John
New American Standard Bible
A Good Report
1 (A)The elder to the beloved (B)Gaius, whom I (C)love in truth.
2 Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. 3 For I (D)was overjoyed when (E)brothers came and testified to your truth, that is, how you (F)are walking in truth. 4 I have no greater joy than [a]this, to hear of (G)my children (H)walking in the truth.
5 Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the (I)brothers and sisters, and [b]especially when they are (J)strangers; 6 and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to [c](K)send them on their way in a manner (L)worthy of God. 7 For they went out for the sake of (M)the Name, (N)accepting nothing from the Gentiles. 8 Therefore we ought to [d]support such people, so that we may [e]prove to be fellow workers [f]with the truth.
9 I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to (O)be first among them, does not accept [g]what we say. 10 For this reason, (P)if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with malicious words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not (Q)receive the (R)brothers either, and he forbids those who want to do so and (S)puts them out of the church.
11 Beloved, (T)do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. (U)The one who does what is good is of God; (V)the one who does what is evil has not seen God. 12 Demetrius (W)has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself; and we testify too, and (X)you know that our testimony is true.
13 (Y)I had many things to write to you, but I do not want to write to you with pen and ink; 14 but I hope to see you shortly, and we will speak [h]face to face.
15 (Z)Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends (AA)by name.
Footnotes
- 3 John 1:4 Lit these things, that I hear
- 3 John 1:5 Lit this
- 3 John 1:6 I.e., give them whatever they might need for the journey
- 3 John 1:8 Or receive as guests
- 3 John 1:8 Or become fellow
- 3 John 1:8 Or for
- 3 John 1:9 Lit us
- 3 John 1:14 Lit mouth to mouth
3 Jean
Nouvelle Edition de Genève – NEG1979
3 Jean
Nouvelle Edition de Genève – NEG1979
Adresse et salutation
1 L’ancien[a], à Gaïus, le bien-aimé, que j’aime dans la vérité.
2 Bien-aimé, je souhaite que tu prospères à tous égards et sois en bonne santé, comme prospère l’état de ton âme. 3 J’ai été fort réjoui, lorsque des frères sont arrivés et ont rendu témoignage de la vérité qui est en toi, de la manière dont tu marches dans la vérité. 4 Je n’ai pas de plus grande joie que d’apprendre que mes enfants marchent dans la vérité.
Fidélité de Gaïus
5 Bien-aimé, tu agis fidèlement dans ce que tu fais pour les frères, et même pour des frères étrangers, 6 lesquels ont rendu témoignage de ton amour, en présence de l’Eglise. Tu feras bien de pourvoir à leur voyage d’une manière digne de Dieu. 7 Car c’est pour le nom de Jésus-Christ qu’ils sont partis, sans rien recevoir des païens. 8 Nous devons donc accueillir de tels hommes, afin d’être ouvriers avec eux pour la vérité.
Diotrèphe et Démétrius; salutations
9 J’ai écrit quelques mots à l’Eglise; mais Diotrèphe, qui aime à être le premier parmi eux, ne nous reçoit point. 10 C’est pourquoi, si je vais, je rappellerai les actes qu’il commet, en tenant contre nous de méchants propos; non content de cela, il ne reçoit pas les frères, et ceux qui voudraient le faire, il les en empêche et les chasse de l’Eglise.
11 Bien-aimé, n’imite pas le mal, mais le bien. Celui qui pratique le bien est de Dieu; celui qui fait le mal n’a point vu Dieu.
12 Tous, et la vérité elle-même, rendent un bon témoignage à Démétrius; nous aussi, nous lui rendons témoignage, et tu sais que notre témoignage est vrai.
13 J’aurais beaucoup de choses à t’écrire, mais je ne veux pas le faire avec l’encre et la plume. 14 J’espère te voir bientôt, et nous parlerons de vive voix. 15 Que la paix soit avec toi!
Les amis te saluent. Salue les amis, chacun en particulier.
Footnotes
- 3 Jean 1:1 L’ancien, ou le pasteur, titre que prend ici l’apôtre Jean
3 Juan
Nueva Biblia Viva
3 Juan
Nueva Biblia Viva
1 El anciano, al amado Gayo, a quien ama de veras.
2 Querido hermano, ruego a Dios que en todo te vaya bien y que tu cuerpo esté tan saludable como lo está tu alma. 3 He tenido la alegría de enterarme, por medio de algunos hermanos que vinieron, de que vives fiel a la verdad. 4 Para mí no hay mayor alegría que la de oír que mis hijos viven de acuerdo con la verdad.
5 Amado hermano, haces muy bien al ayudar a los hermanos y en especial a los que llegan de otras tierras. 6 Ellos han hablado delante de la iglesia de tu amor. Me agradaría que los ayudes a seguir su viaje, como Dios manda. 7 Ellos viajan al servicio del Señor y no han aceptado ningún tipo de ayuda de los que no conocen a Dios. 8 Por eso, nosotros debemos ayudarlos, porque al hacerlo colaboramos con ellos en la verdad.
9 Hace un tiempo escribí a la iglesia sobre este asunto, pero Diótrefes, a quien le encanta ser el primero en todo, no reconoce la autoridad que tengo. 10 Por eso, cuando yo vaya, le voy a llamar la atención por su mala conducta y por los chismes y las cosas malas que anda diciendo de nosotros. No sólo se niega a recibir a los hermanos que por allí pasan, sino que prohíbe que los demás lo hagan, amenazándolos con expulsarlos de la iglesia.
11 Amado, no imites los malos ejemplos. Imita sólo lo bueno. El que hace lo bueno es de Dios; el que hace el mal no ha visto a Dios.
12 Todos, y aun la verdad misma, hablan bien de Demetrio. Yo opino de él igual que los demás, y ya sabes que digo la verdad.
13 Tengo muchas cosas más que decirte, pero no quiero hacerlo por carta.
14 Espero verte pronto y entonces hablaremos en persona.
15 Todos los amigos que tienes en este lugar te envían muchos saludos. Dale por favor mis saludos a todos los hermanos de por allá.
Con cariño fraternal, Juan.
3 John
New International Version
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.
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