$myposts = get_posts("numberposts=2&category=3");
foreach($myposts as $post) : the_content(); endforeach;

query_posts("numberposts=2&category=3");
while ( have_posts() ): the_post();
    the_content();
endwhile;

the_post();

the_content();

<ul>
     <?php
     global $post;
     $myposts = get_posts('numberposts=5&offset=1&category=1');
     foreach($myposts as $post) :
       setup_postdata($post);
     ?>
        <li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
<?php the_content() ?>
     <?php endforeach; ?>
     </ul>