約翰三書
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第一章

問安
1 我這作長老的寫信給親愛的該猶，就是我在真理中所愛的。
2 親愛的，我祝你凡事亨通，身體健壯，正如你的靈魂安泰一樣。
3 有些弟兄來到，證實你心中存有真理，就是你按真理行事，我就非常欣慰。
4 我聽見我的兒女按真理行事，我的喜樂沒有比這更大的了。

稱讚該猶接待弟兄
5 親愛的，你向弟兄所行的，特別是向外地來的弟兄所行的，都是出於忠心。
6 他們在教會面前證實了你的愛；你照着　神所喜悅的，資助他們的旅程，這樣是好的。
7 因為他們為主的名出外，並沒有從教外人接受什麼。
8 所以我們應當接待這樣的人，好讓我們為了真理成為同工。

不要效法惡，應該效法善
9 我曾經略略寫信給你那裡的教會，但他們中間那好作領袖的丟特腓不接待我們。
10 因此，我來的時候，必要提起他所作的事，就是他用惡言中傷我們；這還不夠，他不但不接待弟兄，還要阻止那些想要接待的人，甚至把他們趕出教會。
11 親愛的，不要效法惡，應該效法善。行善的屬於　神，作惡的沒有見過　神。
12 低米丟行善，有眾人為他作證，真理本身也為他作證。我們也為他作證，你知道我們的見證是真的。

問候的話
13 我還有許多話要寫給你，可是我不願借用筆墨。
14 我盼望很快就見到你，當面談談。
15 願你平安。這裡的朋友都問候你。請你一一提名問候你那裡的朋友。

1 The elder, 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 to have some brothers come and tell about your faithfulness to the truth and how you continue to walk in the truth.
4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
5 Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, even though they are strangers to you.
6 They have told the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
7 It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans.
8 We ought therefore to show hospitality to such men so that we may work together for the truth.
9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will have nothing to do with us.
10 So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, gossiping maliciously about us. Not satisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.
11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
12 Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone--and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true.
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. Peace to you. The friends here send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name.