3 John 1:14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 3 John 1:14

trust = hope. I shall, &c . = to see ( App-133 .) thee, &c. shortly . Greek. eutheos. Generally translated "immediately", or "straightway". speak . App-121 . face, &c . See 2 John 1:12 . salute . Greek. aspazomai. See Acts 18:22 . Greet = Salute. Here, as in the close of so many epistles, the word aspazomai is translated by two different English words in successive verses or even in the same verse. Compare Romans 16:3-23 . 1 Corinthians 16:19 , 1 Corinthians 16:20 ; 2... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 3 John 1:14

but I hope shortly to see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be unto thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.On the tenderness of the greetings here, see under 3 John 1:1:13, above.I hope shortly to see thee ... It is usually supposed that the contemplated visit here is the same as that mentioned in 2John.Peace be unto thee ...This was the best wish which the apostle could form: it was our Lord's resurrection greeting, the internal peace of a good conscience, the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 3 John 1:14

3 John 1:14. Greet the friends by name.— St. John's saluting the faithful Christians by name, shewed his paternal and affectionate regard for them, and tended, under the divine blessing, to keep them steadfast in the truth and purity of the gospel. Comp. 1Co 16:21; 1 Corinthians 16:24. Inferences.—How desirable, but, alas! how few are the instances of such prosperity of soul and spiritual concerns, as one would wish to be the measure of a proportional state of bodily health and success in... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 3 John 1:14

face to face — Greek, “mouth to mouth.”Peace — peace inward of conscience, peace fraternal of friendship, peace supernal of glory [Lyra].friends — a title seldom used in the New Testament, as it is absorbed in the higher titles of “brother, brethren.” Still Christ recognizes the relation of friend also, based on the highest grounds, obedience to Him from love, and entailing the highest privileges, admission to the intimacy of the holy and glorious God, and sympathizing Savior; so Christians... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 3 John 1:13-14

III. CONCLUSION VV. 13-14John concluded as he did to explain the brevity of this epistle and his hope to visit Gaius soon. This conclusion is very similar to the one in 2 John (2 John 1:12-13; cf. John 20:30).The use of "friends" to describe believers is unusual. John evidently wished to draw attention to the basic quality of friendship that exists among believers. As friends Christians should show hospitality to and should support one another, the specific expression of love that John urged in... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 3 John 1:1-14

Commentary on the Second Epistle THE THIRD EPISTLE The Third Epistle is addressed by the elder, the aged Apostle John, to a brother by name of Gaius. A Gaius is mentioned in Acts 19:29 ; Acts 20:4 , Romans 16:23 and 1 Corinthians 1:14 . It is impossible to say whether this is the same. John calls him well-beloved, whom he loved in the truth. Thus he emphasizes the truth once more as he had done before. He wishes that he might prosper in his body, in health, as even his soul prospered. He had... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 3 John 1:1-14

3 JOHN CHRISTIAN CHARACTER: GOOD AND BAD EXAMPLES Gaius is a name frequently alluded to by Paul, but whether this were the same individual as any of those is problematical. In any event he seems to have been a convert of John (3 John 1:4 ). Another form of the name is Caius and this was a very common name indeed. What distinction in spiritual things is ascribed to Gaius (3 John 1:2 )? His soul was prospering even if his bodily health and his business were not, but the apostle is interested in... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 3 John 1:1-14

Contents After his usual salutation, the Apostle tells his beloved Gaius of his desires, both for his temporal and spiritual prosperity. He commends him for his kindness to the brethren. He remarks of the opposition made to the Church, by a man called Diotrephes. He commends another man of the name of Demetrius. And concludes his Epistle with greetings from friends. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 3 John 1:9-14

But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name. Everything contained within the bosom of these verses is fully explained as it stands before us. I only beg the reader to remark with me, the striking contrast between Diotrephes and Demetrius. They are known to us only by name. But how different their characters! How opposed while they lived! How differently regarded when they died. How opposite in the... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 3 John 1:14

This was a very usual salutation among the Jews, by which they wished every possible blessing might come upon their friends they thus saluted. (Menochius) ==================== read more

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