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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 3 John 1:1-2

Here we see, I. The sacred penman who writes and sends the letter; not here indeed notified by his name, but a more general character: The elder, he that is so by years and by office; honour and deference are due to both. Some have questioned whether this were John the apostle or no; but his style and spirit seem to shine in the epistle. Those that are beloved of Christ will love the brethren for his sake. Gaius could not question from whom the letter came. The apostle might have assumed many... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 3 John 1:1-4

1:1-4 The Elder to Gaius, the beloved, whom I love in truth. Beloved, I pray that everything is going well with you, and that you are in good health of body, as it goes well with your soul. It gave me great joy when certain brothers came and testified of the truth of your life, as indeed you do walk in the truth. No news brings me greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. No New Testament letter better shows that the Christian letters were exactly on the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 3 John 1:1

The elder unto the well beloved Gaius ,.... The elder is the writer of the epistle, the Apostle John, who so styles himself on account of his age, and office, as in the preceding epistle. The person to whom he writes is "the well beloved Gaius"; not that Gaius, who was the Apostle Paul's host, Romans 16:23 , for though their characters agree, being both hospitable men, yet neither the place nor time in which they lived. The Apostle Paul's Gaius lived at Corinth, this is in some place near... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 3 John 1:1

The elder - See on the first verse of the preceding epistle ( 2 John 1:1 ; (note), and also the preface. The well-beloved Gaius - Γαιος Gaius, is the Greek mode of writing the Roman name Caius; and thus it should be rendered in European languages. Several persons of the name of Caius occur in the New Testament. In the Epistle to the Romans, Romans 16:23 , St. Paul mentions a Caius who lived at Corinth, whom he calls his host, and the host of the whole Church. In 1... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 3 John 1:1

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 3 John 1:1

To Gaius the beloved ( γαΐ́ῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ ). This is additional reason for thinking that κυρία in the Second Epistle is not a proper name; if it were we should probably have the same formula as we have here, κυρίᾳ τῇ ἐκλεκτῇ . The name Gaius occurs elsewhere in the New Testament four times ( Acts 19:29 ; Acts 20:4 ; Romans 16:23 ; 1 Corinthians 1:14 ); as it was as common in the Roman Empire as John Smith is among ourselves, it would be rash to infer that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 3 John 1:1-4

INTRODUCTION . Address and occasion. Respecting the address and the title of" the elder," see note on 2 John 1:1 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 3 John 1:1-14

An apostolic pastoral to a Christian man. We have here another price, less fragment, giving us a glimpse into the actual Church life of the first century, and of the Christian deeds and difficulties of one of its honoured members. We have no other inspired letter to a private Church member. This serves a double purpose. It enables us to picture, in outline, Gains, with his Christian work, his character, and his trials. It enables us also to picture a Church as to its fellowship, its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 3 John 1:1-14

The aged presbyter's letter to a private Church-member. "The eider unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth." As in the Second Epistle, John takes the familiar official designation of "the elder." The receiver of the Epistle was regarded by John with more than ordinary affection; for he at once designates Gaius "the beloved," and three times in the course of the short Epistle be addresses him by this designation. He was widely beloved; for the addition here, while emphasizing the... read more

Albert Barnes

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 3 John 1:1-2

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 3 John 1:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 3 John 1:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 3 John 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 3 John 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 3 John 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 3 John 1:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - 3 John 1:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - 3 John 1:1-14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 3 John 1:1

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