T H I R D J O H N.
CHAP. I.
In this epistle the apostle congratulates Gaius upon the prosperity of his soul (3 John 1:1; 3 John 1:2), upon the fame he had among good Christians (3 John 1:3; 3 John 1:4), and upon his charity and hospitality to the servants of Christ, 3 John 1:5; 3 John 1:6. He complains of contemptuous treatment by an ambitious Diotrephes, (3 John 1:9; 3 John 1:10), recommends Demetrius, (3 John 1:12), and expresses his hope of visiting Gaius shortly, 3 John 1:13; 3 John 1:14.