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Verse 3 John 1:6. _WHICH HAVE BORNE WITNESS OF THY CHARITY_] Of thy
love and benevolence.
_BEFORE THE CHURCH_] The believers at Ephesus; for to this Church the
apostle seems to refer.
_WHOM IF THOU...
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WHICH HAVE BORNE WITNESS OF THY CHARITY BEFORE THE CHURCH - It would
seem that they had returned to John, and borne honorable testimony to
the love manifested to them by Gaius. Before what church they...
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COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE
THE THIRD EPISTLE
The Third Epistle is addressed by the elder, the aged Apostle John, to
a brother by name of Gaius. A Gaius is mentioned in Acts 19:29; Acts
20:4, Ro...
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COMMENDATION OF GAIUS. John expresses his delight at the witness borne
to the moral integrity of Gaius by some who had visited the apostle.
He prays that Gaius may have prosperity and health commensur...
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3 JOHN 1:12. COMMENDATION OF DEMETRIUS. He was probably the bearer of
this letter and one of the evangelists. The name was so common that
any identification with the Demetrius of Acts 19:24 is improba...
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THE TEACHER'S JOY (3 John 1:1-4)...
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Beloved, whatever service you render to the brothers, strangers as
they are, is an act of true faith and they testify to your love before
the church. It will be a further kindness, if you send them on...
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_Which have borne witness of thy charity_ Rather, as R.V., WHO HARE
WITNESS TO THY LOVE. There is no need here to turn the aorist into the
perfect; and certainly in S. John's writings (whatever may be...
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Gaius praised for his Hospitality: Its special Value
5. _Beloved_ The affectionate address marks a new section (comp. 3
John 1:3_; 3 John 1:11_), but here again the fresh subject grows quite
naturally...
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ΟἻ ἘΜΑΡΤΎΡΗΣΆΝ ΣΟΥ ΤΗ͂Ι�. As R.V., WHO BARE
WITNESS TO THY LOVE. There is no sufficient reason here for rendering
the aorist as the perfect; and certainly in S. John’s writings
(whatever may be our vi...
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GAIUS PRAISED FOR HIS HOSPITALITY: ITS SPECIAL VALUE...
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ΈΜΑΡΤΎΡΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΈΩ (G3140)
свидетельствовать. Последующий _dat._
обозначает объект свидетельства,
вещь, о которой свидетельствуют. _Aor._
может обозначать разовое
свидетельство,...
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IF THOU BRING FORWARD ON THEIR JOURNEY— If, according to your wonted
kindness, you will do what in you lies to give them all needful
assistances for their journey, in a manner suitable to your own
Chr...
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E.
_Translation and Comments_
1.
Gaius The Beloved. 3 John 1:1-8
(1) The old one to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth. (3 John
1:2) Beloved, concerning everything I pray (for) you to prosper...
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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: BORNE WITNESS OF THY CHARITY BEFORE (IN THE PRESENCE OF)...
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VERSE 6. WHICH HAVE BORNE WITNESS.
Persons upon whom these Christian favors had been bestowed by Gaius,
the recipients of his Christian charity, had given the apostle
information concerning it. It sho...
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2 The prosperity of the soul must not be confounded with spiritual
prosperity. Like the salvation of the soul (1Pe_1:9), it refers to
that physical enjoyment and satisfaction which will be fully known...
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BRING FORWARD] i.e. with practical assistance—money, provisions,
escort, etc....
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ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO DO GOOD WORK
3 JOHN
_IAN MACKERVOY_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
1 THE WRITER
The author of this letter was the *apostle John. He also wrote 1 John
and 2 John. He called himself ‘the *e...
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(2 _a._) (2) BELOVED. — St. John’s affection is founded on the
high merits of Caius as a Christian.
ABOVE ALL THINGS. — This may mean “_in_ all things.”
BE IN HEALTH. — An ascetic would be surprised...
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On the anarthrous ἐκκλησίας, see note on 2 John 1:10.
καλῶς ποιήσεις has the sense of “please” in the
Oxyrhynchus Papyri; _e.g._, 300, 3 6: ἔπεμψά σοι διὰ
τοῦ καμηλείτου Ταυρείνου τὸ
πανάριον, περὶ οὗ...
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The Duty of Entertaining Itinerant Preachers. “Beloved, it is a work
of faith that thou art doing in thy treatment of the brethren,
strangers withal. They testified to thy love before the Church; and...
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THE APOSTLE'S JOY
3 John 1:1
Again we meet the words _love_ and _truth_. Transparency of speech and
life is an essential condition of soul health. It would not be
desirable to express the wish of 3 J...
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HELPING TRAVELING PREACHERS
Traveling preachers went from place to place preaching the truth
during the first century. John commended Gaius for supporting their
efforts by taking them in and providing...
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Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if
thou (c) bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt
do well:
(c) He commends to Gaius, either those same men whom...
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Contents
After his usual salutation, the Apostle tells his beloved Gaius of his
desires, both for his temporal and spiritual prosperity. He commends
him for his kindness to the brethren. He remarks o...
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We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to
the truth.
Next to the health of the soul, the health of the body is the greatest
blessing. And, among the promises of God in Chri...
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The Third Epistle encourages the believer to the exercise of
hospitality, whether towards the known brethren or strangers, and to
all benevolent care in furthering their journey when departing,
provid...
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WHICH HAVE BORNE WITNESS OF THY CHARITY BEFORE THE CHURCH,.... At
Ephesus, where John was; these brethren and strangers coming thither,
and being greatly affected with Gaius's kindness and liberality...
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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:
Ver. 6. _After a godly sort_] Gr. αξιως του Θεου, worthy...
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_Beloved, thou doest faithfully_ Uprightly and sincerely; or, as
πιστον ποιεις is more accurately rendered, _thou dost a
faithful thing;_ or a thing becoming a faithful person, or one who is
a real be...
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AFTER A GODLY SORT; with that kind of assistance which becomes
disciples of Christ towards his ministers who go to preach the gospel
and supply the destitute. It is the duty of ministers from love to...
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The hospitality of Gaius:...
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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,...
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1-8 Those who are beloved of Christ, will love the brethren for his
sake. Soul prosperity is the greatest blessing on this side heaven.
Grace and health are rich companions. Grace will employ health....
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AFTER A GODLY SORT; i.e. after a manner (as the Greek expression is)
worthy of God, viz. as becomes them who bear the name of God, as thou
dost, or are intent upon his work, as they are; which latter...
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3 John 1:6 who G3739 witness G3140 (G5656) your G4675 love G26 before
G1799 church G1577 send G4311 them...
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‘Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you do towards those
who are brethren and strangers withal, who bore witness to your love
before the church, whom you will do well to set forward on their...
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3 John 1:5-8. THOU DOEST A FAITHFUL WORK: the labour of Gaius' love is
said to be faithful, as corresponding with the commandment of love and
true to it.
TOWARDS THE BRETHREN, AND MOREOVER STRANGERS:...
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BEFORE THE CHURCH
(ενωπιον εκκλησιας). Public meeting as the anarthrous
use of εκκλησια indicates, like εν εκκλησια in 1
Corinthians 14:19; 1 Corinthians 14:35.THOU WILT DO WELL
(καλως ποιησεις)....
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3 John 1:6
This short letter opens for us a window into the past, and shows us a
little incident in the inner life of an unnamed Church. Some
travelling evangelists, apparently from Ephesus, the resid...
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CONTENTS: Exhortation concerning ministering brethren. The domineering
Diotrephes and the good Demetrius.
CHARACTERS: John, Gaius, Diotrephes, Demetrius.
CONCLUSION: Ministers of Christ should aboun...
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SPOKEN OF YOUR LOVE. "They all praise your good work and the
hospitality you showed to them!" PLEASE HELP THEM. "Since the work of
ministry must continue, you will be called upon again and again to
he...
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_Thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to
strangers._
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FAITH
In these few words the sum and substance of the Christian life are
placed before us. They conv...
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3 JOHN—NOTE ON 3 JOHN 1:5 Praise for Gaius’s Support for Traveling
Christian Workers. Whereas 2 John 1:10 warns against supporting the
wrong people, John affirms Gaius’s work on
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3 JOHN—NOTE ON 3 JOHN 1:6 SEND... ON THEIR JOURNEY carries the sense
of sending with necessary financial support (see Romans 15:24;...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
3 John 1:5. FAITHFULLY.—Not impulsively, not selfishly, but with a
due sense of duty and obligation, and with an earnest care to do well.
Perhaps the precise meaning is...
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So the third epistle of John is now again, John addresses himself as
The elder [the presbyturos] unto the wellbeloved Gaius (3 John 1:1),
Probably not the Gaius mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Co...
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1 Peter 2:20; 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 2 Corinthians 1:16; 3 John 1:12;...
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The Church [ε κ κ λ η σ ι α ς]. See on Matthew 16:18.
If thou bring forward on their journey [π ρ ο π ε μ ψ α ς].
Lit., having sent forward. The aorist tense represents the act as
accomplished. Compar...
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Who have testified of thy love before the church — The congregation
with whom I now reside. Whom if thou send forward on their journey —
Supplied with what is needful. Thou shalt do well — How tenderl...