The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
Ver. 1. Unto the wellbeloved Gaius] A rich Corinthian, rich in this world and rich in good works; a rare bird, at Corinth especially, where St Paul found them the richer the harder, and far behind the poor Macedonians in works of charity, Romans 16:23; 1 Corinthians 1:14 .