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Ep 041 (S2E22) The Ones Part 4: 3 John

June 07, 2024 • John • Season 2 • Episode 22

References:

John’s letter to Gaius - 3 John vss. 1-15
- Shortest Book in Bible
  - Counting Greek or Hebrew words, not English translation
    - 3 John - 219 words
    - 2 John - 245 words
    - Philemon - 335 words
    - Obabiah - 440 words
    - Jude - 461 words
  - Similar themes, ie. περιπατέω (per-ee-pat-eh'-o) to walk (vs 3 & 4) in Truth
- Flip side of coin
  - Where 2 John was about protecting against heresy
  - 3 John is about supporting those who teach truth, not insularly.
The text
- vss 1-4 - Greeting
  - Gaius
- vss 5-8 - hospitality
  - συνεργός (soon-er-gos') - fellow laborer, coworker
- vss 9-10 - the bad example of prideful insularity
  - Diotrephes - bad example
    - Corrective: Heb 13:1-2, the fish
- vss 11-12 - encouragement for openheartedness for the whole Body of Christ
  - Demetrius - good example
- vss 13-15 - conclusion