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The Book of Third JohnThe author of the book of 3 John (as well as 2 John) is identified only as "the elder" and is attributed to Jesus' disciple John, who also wrote the gospel of John, 1 John, and Revelation. This is a personal letter and although it has an audience of one (Gaius), the principles contained in it are applicable to all who follow Jesus. The letter encourages the followers of Jesus to provide hospitality and support to traveling missionaries. Little is know about who Gaius was. His name does appear in isolated passages in the New Testament, all likely referring to the same person. (See Acts 19:29, Acts 20:4, Romans 16:23, and 1 Corinthians 1:14 for these references to Gaius.) In addition to the positive example seen in the letter’s recipient, Gaius (3 John 1:5-8), Demetrius is also highly commended (3 John 1:12). Diotrephes, however, is set forth as a negative example, which we are not to follow (3 John 1:9-11). Also, in reading this book, look for the occurrences of the word truth – six times in five of the 15 verses. (See our Internet resources page for sites with more information on this topic.) |
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