3 John 1:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Beloved, I wishb above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. ”

3 John 1:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Beloved, I wish above all things - Margin, “pray.” The word used here commonly means in the New Testament to pray; but it is also employed to express a strong and earnest desire for anything, Ac...
3 John 1:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
3 John 1:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

wish . pray. App-134. above . concerning. App-104. prosper . Greek. euodoumai. See Romans 1:10 . be in health . Greek. hugiaino. See Luke 5:31 . soul . App-110. 3 John 1:1 . As Gaius...
3 John 1:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. I wish above all things - Περι παντων ευχομαι· Above all things I pray that thou mayest prospe...
3 John 1:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Above all things— In every respect. Schmidius and Doddridge. The word 'Ευοδουσθαι signifies to walk in a right path, or to go prosperously on one's way; from whence it is applied to prosperity...
3 John 1:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. Above all things , х peri ( G4012 )] - 'concerning all things.' Alford, in all resp...
3 John 1:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

I wish ] better, 'I pray.' This may imply that Gaius had been ill.
3 John 1:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(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 su...
3 John 1:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

The Apostle's Joy 3 John 1:1-14 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 wi...
3 John 1:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 Ch...
3 John 1:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

RELIGION AND HEALTH ‘Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.’ 3 John 1:2 St. John’s desire is founded on a reflection of prim...
3 John 1:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper ,.... Or succeed in all temporal affairs, in the business of life, in which he was; and as success of this sort depends upon the blessing of...
3 John 1:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. Ver. 2. That thou mayest prosper ] Gr. ευοδουσθαι, that thou mayest make a good voyage of...
3 John 1:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Beloved, I wish Or, I pray , as ευχομαι is translated by Beza, Estius, Erasmus, Schmidius, Doddridge, and others. Above all things Or, with respect to all things , as περι παντων rather signifi...
3 John 1:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Salutation and Prayer. A. D. 90. 1 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the tr...
3 John 1:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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3 John 1:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ Beloved, I pray that in all things you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.' He knows that Gaius' soul prospers. That is a good testimony to have. He prays that equally his li...
3 John 1:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

PERSONAL CONFIDENCES AND KINDLY WARNINGS CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 3 John 1:1 . The elder .—It cannot be decided whether this was a recognised official title, or an allusion by St. John t...
3 John 1:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

3 John 1:2 Spiritual Prosperity. I. Of what, in the language of the world, is commonly designated prosperity, perhaps the two main elements are wealth and power. There is a wealth, a power, of th...
3 John 1:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. “Gaius the beloved” I. Deprivation. Gaius was deprived of physical health. John’s prayer...
3 John 1:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Address and commendation of Gaius:
3 John 1:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 4:8 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:3-10 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:13 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:14 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:19 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:20 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:6-9 ; 2 Peter 1:3-9 ; 2 Peter 3:18 ; 2 T...

3 John 1:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

3 John 1:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

3 John 1:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

3 John 1:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

3 John 1:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

3 John 1:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

3 John 1:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

3 John 1:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

3 John 1:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

3 John 1:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

3 John 1:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

3 John 1:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

3 John 1:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

3 John 1:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

3 John 1:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

3 John 1:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

3 John 1:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

3 John 1:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

3 John 1:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

3 John 1:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

3 John 1:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

3 John 1:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge