[1.
Address (3 John 1:1).
2.
Substance (3 John 1:2-12).
(a)
GOOD WISHES FOR BODILY HEALTH (3 John 1:2).
(b)
HIGH CHARACTER OF GAIUS FOR (a) CONSISTENCY (3 John 1:3-4); (b) HOSPITALITY (3 John 1:5-7).
(c)
GENERAL DUTY OF RECEIVING CHRISTIAN TRAVELLERS (3 John 1:8).
(d)
OPPOSITION OF DIOTREPHES TO THE APOSTLE (3 John 1:9-10).
(e)
EXHORTATION TO GAIUS NOT TO FOLLOW SUCH AN EVIL EXAMPLE (3 John 1:11).
(f)
GENERAL TRUTH: contrast between the followers of good and of evil (3 John 1:12).
(g)
COMMENDATION OF DEMETRIUS, AND APPEAL TO CONFIDENCE (3 John 1:12).
3.
Conclusion (3 John 1:13-14).]