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3 John
Young's Literal Translation
3 John
Young's Literal Translation
1 The Elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!
2 beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper, and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,
3 for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;
4 greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.
5 Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,
6 who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God,
7 because for [His] name they went forth, nothing receiving from the nations;
8 we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth.
9 I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them -- Diotrephes -- doth not receive us;
10 because of this, if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he doth, with evil words prating against us; and not content with these, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and those intending he doth forbid, and out of the assembly he doth cast.
11 Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;
12 to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we also -- we do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true.
13 Many things I had to write, but I do not wish through ink and pen to write to thee,
14 and I hope straightway to see thee, and mouth to mouth we shall speak. Peace to thee! salute thee do the friends; be saluting the friends by name.
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.
約翰三書
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
約翰三書
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
1 做長老的寫信給親愛的該猶，就是我誠心所愛的。 2 親愛的兄弟啊，我願你凡事興盛，身體健壯，正如你的靈魂興盛一樣。 3 有弟兄來，證明你心裡存的真理，正如你按真理而行，我就甚喜樂。 4 我聽見我的兒女們按真理而行，我的喜樂就沒有比這個大的。
該猶厚待客旅
5 親愛的兄弟啊，凡你向做客旅之弟兄所行的，都是忠心的。 6 他們在教會面前證明了你的愛。你若配得過神，幫助他們往前行，這就好了。 7 因他們是為主的名[a]出外，對於外邦人一無所取。 8 所以我們應該接待這樣的人，叫我們與他們一同為真理做工。
9 我曾略略地寫信給教會，但那在教會中好為首的丟特腓不接待我們。 10 所以我若去，必要提說他所行的事，就是他用惡言妄論我們；還不以此為足，他自己不接待弟兄，有人願意接待他也禁止，並且將接待弟兄的人趕出教會。
行善的屬乎神
11 親愛的兄弟啊，不要效法惡，只要效法善。行善的屬乎神，行惡的未曾見過神。 12 低米丟行善，有眾人給他作見證，又有真理給他作見證。就是我們也給他作見證，你也知道我們的見證是真的。
13 我原有許多事要寫給你，卻不願意用筆墨寫給你， 14 但盼望快快地見你，我們就當面談論。 15 願你平安！眾位朋友都問你安。請你替我按著姓名問眾位朋友安。
Footnotes
- 約翰三書 1:7 原文作：那名。
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