約翰三書 1
1 我長老致書給可愛的加約，就是我在真理內所愛的。
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
2 親愛的，祝你諸事順利，並祝你健康，就如你的靈魂常順利一樣。
Beloved, I earnestly pray, that thou mayst prosper and be in health, as thy soul prospereth.
3 有些弟兄來，證明你在真理內，就是說你怎樣在真理內生活，我很是高興。
For I greatly rejoiced, when the brethren came, and bore testimony to thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth.
4 我聽說我的孩子們在真理內生活，我沒有比這再大的喜樂了。
And I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in the truth.
5 親愛的，凡你對弟兄，尤其對旅客所行的，都是真信徒的行為。
Beloved, thou actest faithfully in whatsoever service thou dost to the brethren, and to strangers too;
6 他們在教會前證明了你的愛德。你若以相稱天主的態度，幫助他們走上旅途，就是做了善事，
who have borne witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well in forwarding, as is worthy of God.
7 因為他們出發是為主的名字，並沒有從外教人接受什麼；
For they went forth for his name's sake, taking nothing of the gentiles.
8 所以我們應當款待這樣的人，為叫我們成為與真理合作的人。
We ought therefore to receive such, that we may become fellow-laborers in the truth.
9 我給教會寫過信，但是那在他們中間愛作首領的狄約勒斐，卻不承認我們。
I wrote to the church: but Diotrephes, who affects the pre-eminence among them, doth not receive us.
10 為此，我若來到，必要指摘他所行的事，就是他用惡言惡語誹謗我們的事；但這為他還不夠：他自己不款待弟兄們，連那願意款待的，他也加以阻止，甚而將他們逐出教會。
Therefore when I come, I will remember his deeds, prating against us with wicked words: and not content with these, he neither receiveth the brethren himself, nor suffers those that would; and casteth them out of the church.
11 親愛的，你不要效法惡，但要效法善：那行善的是出於天主，那作惡的是沒有見過天主。
Beloved, do not thou follow that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doth good is of God: but he, that doth evil, hath not seen God.
12 眾人和真理本身都給德默特琉作證，我們自己也給他作證，而你也知道我們所作的證是真實的。
A good testimony is borne to Demetrius by all men, and by the truth itself: yea, and we also bear him like witness, and ye know that our testimony is true.
13 我本來有許多事要寫給你，但是我不願意以筆墨給你寫；
I had many things to write: but I would not write to thee with pen and ink;
14 只希望快見到你，我們好親口面談。 祝你平安！朋友都問候你。請你也一一問候各位朋友。
for I hope to see thee soon, and we shall speak mouth to mouth. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.
