Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 3 John 1:2
Beloved, I wish above all things - Margin, “pray.” The word used here commonly means in the New Testament to pray; but it is also employed to express a strong and earnest desire for anything, Acts 27:29; Rom 9:3; 2 Corinthians 13:9. This is probably all that is implied here. The phrase rendered “above all things” - περὶ πάντων peri pantōn - would be more correctly rendered here “concerning, or in respect to all things;” and the idea is, that John wished earnestly that “in all respects” he... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 3 John 1:1
This brief Epistle, written to a Christian whose name was Gaius, of whom nothing more is known (compare the notes at 3 John 1:1), and in respect to which the time and place of writing it are equally unknown, embraces the following subjects:I. The address, with an expression of tender attachment, and an earnest wish for his welfare and happiness, 3 John 1:1-2.II. A commendation of his character and doings, as the writer had learned it from some brethren who had visited him particularly;(a)For... read more