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The Book of
3 John
A short letter urging generous support for gospel workers and warning against a leader who blocks others from faithful service.
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How to read 3 John
Read it as a real church problem handled in a few strokes: watch how everyday choices about hosting, resourcing, and welcoming reveal loyalty to the truth; note the contrast between quiet faithfulness and power-driven gatekeeping.
Context
Big idea and book facts
3 John praises Gaius for welcoming traveling Christian workers, urges the church to support such people, and exposes Diotrephes for refusing that mission-minded generosity and blocking others.
- Author
- John the Apostle
- Date
- c. AD 90-95
- Location
- Ephesus
- Audience
- Gaius and a local church network
- Genre
- Epistle