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3 John 400 Introduction and Thanksgiving 1:1 From the elder, to Gaius my dear broth-er, whom I love in truth. 1: Dear friend, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul. 1:3 For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are living ac-
1. (3 John 1:5-8) Gaius: A good example. Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers, who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well, because they went forth for His name’s sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles. We ...
3 John encourages a specific individual, Gaius, as he faithfully follows the Lord, warning him about a wicked man in the church and pointing to another faithful example in the church. “Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.” — 3 John 11 ESV. I. Greeting (1–4) II.
Do not imitate what is evil, but what is good: John gave us two clear examples, one good (Gaius) and one bad (Diotrephes), and he now applies the point – follow the good, for we serve a good God and those who follow Him will likewise do good.
The third letter contains messages to or concerning Gaius (1‐8). Diotrephes (9‐10), and Demetrius (11‐12), with a conclusion and greeting (13‐14).” Who is Gaius? The Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary states about the meaning of the name Gaius: “lord; an earthly man.”
This brief Epistle, written to a Christian whose name was Gaius, of whom nothing more is known (compare the notes at 3 John 1:1), and in respect to which the time and place of writing it are equally unknown, embraces the following subjects:
3 John 1-8 inductive Bible study. Go through 3 John verse by verse with verse by verse commentary, and discussion questions. Excellent for small Bible study groups.
