你们要小心，不要失去你们（有古卷作我们）所作的工，乃要得着满足的赏赐。
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
凡越过基督教训，不常守着的，就没有神。常守这教训的，就有父又有子。
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
我还有许多事要写给你们，却不愿意用纸墨写出来。但盼望到你们那里，与你们当面谈论，使你们的喜乐满足。
Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
你那蒙拣选之姐妹的儿女都问你安。
The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
亲爱的弟兄阿，凡你向作客旅之弟兄所行的，都是忠心的；
Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
他们在教会面前证明了你的爱。你若配得过神，帮住他们往前行，这就好了。
Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
所以我们应该接待这样的人，叫我们与他们一同为真理作工。
We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
我曾略略的写信给教会。但那在教会中好为首的丢特腓不接待我们。
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
所以我若去，必要题说他所行的事。就是他用恶言妄论我们。还不以此为足，他自己不接待弟兄，有人愿意接待，他也禁止，并且将接待弟兄的人赶出教会。
Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
亲爱的兄弟阿，不要效法恶，只要效法善。行善的属乎神。行恶的未曾见过神。
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.