<和合本>聖經是華人基督徒世界中最受歡迎的一本聖經譯本，雖然近數十年來有不少新的中文聖經譯本問世，<和合本>仍是華人基督徒的最愛，它的譯文也深深地影響華人信徒對神話與地了解.不過自<和合本>譯成之後近九十年間，我們對聖經的了解已有長足的進步，從解經的層面來看，許多<和合本>的翻譯並不妥當.本文是以約翰壹書數處經文為例，指出<和合本>在該處有待商榷的翻譯並提出應有的譯詞，以期作為往後譯者修訂時的參考.

Chinese Union Version (CUV) was regarded as the most popular Bble translation among Chinese Christians. Although many new Chinese Bible translations have appeared in the last few decades, CUV is still the translation that Chinese church used most. There are, however, so many progresses in our understanding of the Wrd of God since CUV first published in 1919, and this translation appeared to be obsolete in many places. The main purpose of this article is show some passages in 1 John which are inappropriate translated at CUV. Take 1 John 3:2 as example, CUV translated the third clause as : “but we know that if he is manifested , we shall be like him” (Cf. KJV, RSV, NIV, NASB).Such translation suggests that Christians are waiting for the appearance of Christ in the last day, and Christians shall be like Christ at that time. The translation of the third clause is related to the first and second clause (Belove, we are God’s children now; it does not yet manifest what we shall be ) , and the key to right understanding of this verse is decided by how we interpret the verb “manifest” which is used in both second and third clause. “Manifest” can be understood as masculine (He Manifest) or neutral (it appeared), depending how we comprehend the context. The latter seems to be more nature since the context suggests that the author is confirming that readers now are children of God, and this fact is not yet manifest. But if this fact (What we shall be as God’s children) is manifested in the future, then we shall like Him. The correct understanding of this verse in Chinese translation is only showed at the Scotus Bible which is published by Catholic.