3. Jánov 1
1 Ja, starší, milovanému Gájovi, ktorého milujem v pravde.2 Milovaný, prajem ti, aby sa ti vo všetkom darilo a aby si bol zdravý - tak ako sa darí tvojej duši.3 Lebo veľmi som sa zaradoval, keď prišli bratia a vydávali svedectvo o tvojej pravde, ako ty žiješ v pravde.4 Nemám väčšej radosti, ako keď počujem, že moje deti žijú v pravde.5 Milovaný, verne konáš všetko, čo robíš pre bratov, a to pre cudzích.6 Oni vydali pred cirkvou svedectvo o tvojej láske. A dobre urobíš, keď ich vystrojíš na cestu, ako sa patrí vzhľadom na Boha.7 Veď oni sa pre jeho meno vydali na cestu a od pohanov nič neprijímajú.8 Preto sme my povinní podporovať takýchto, aby sme boli spolupracovníkmi pravdy.9 Niečo som už cirkvi písal; ale Diotrefes, ktorý si rád ako prvý medzi nimi počína, nás neprijíma.10 Preto až prídem, upozorním na jeho skutky, ktoré robí, keď o nás tára zlomyseľné reči; a akoby mu to nestačilo, ani sám neprijíma bratov a tým, ktorí by ich chceli prijať, bráni a vylučuje ich z cirkvi.11 Milovaný, nenasleduj zlé, ale dobré. Kto robí dobre, je z Boha; kto robí zle, Boha nevidel.12 O Demetriovi vydávajú všetci dobré svedectvo, aj sama pravda. Aj my o ňom vydávame svedectvo a ty vieš, že naše svedectvo je pravdivé.13 Mnoho by som ti mal písať, no nechcem ti písať atramentom a perom.14 Dúfam totiž, že ťa čoskoro uvidím a povieme si to ústne.15 Pokoj tebe. Pozdravujú ťa priatelia. Pozdrav priateľov, každého osve.
3 JOHN 1
1 t From the church leader.t
To my dear friend Gaius.
I love you because we follow the truth, 2 dear friend, and I pray all goes well for you. I hope you are as strong in body, as I know you are in spirit. 3 It makes me very happy when the Lord's followers come by and speak openly of how you obey the truth.
4 Nothing brings me greater happiness than to hear that my childrent are obeying the truth.Working Together
5 Dear friend, you have always been faithful in helping other followers of the Lord, even the ones you didn't know before. 6 They have told the church about your love. They say you were good enough to welcome them and to send them on their mission in a way God's servants deserve. 7 When they left to tell others about the Lord, they decided not to accept help from anyone who wasn't a follower.
8 We must support people like them, so we can take part in what they are doing to spread the truth.
9 I wrote to the church. But Diotrephes likes to be the number-one leader, and he won't pay any attention to us.
10 So if I come, I will remind him of how he has been attacking us with gossip. Not only has he been doing this, but he refuses to welcome any of the Lord's followers who come by. And when other church members want to welcome them, he puts them out of the church.
11 Dear friend, don't imitate the evil deeds of others, but follow the example of people who do kind deeds. They are God's children, but those who are always doing evil have never seen God.
12 Everyone speaks well of Demetrius, and so does the true message that he teaches. I also speak well of him, and you know what I say is true.Final Greetings
13 I have much more to say to you, but I don't want to write it with pen and ink.
14 I hope to see you soon, and then we can talk in person.
15 I pray that God will bless you with peace!
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