Bible Book of 3 John | Fellowship and Hospitality

A personal note commending hospitality to traveling ministers and warning against prideful church leadership. 3 John chapters with summary and commentary.

Genre: Epistle. Theme: Fellowship and Hospitality

• Author: John (Apostle)
• Date: AD 85-95
• Read Time: 3 mins
• Purpose: Commend Gaius and warn Diotrephes.
• Key Verse: 3 John 1:4 - I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
• Christ: The Truth.
• Audience: Gaius, a faithful leader in a local church
• Focus: Supporting fellow workers.
• Leadership Contrast: Contrasts the hospitality of Gaius with the prideful rebellion of Diotrephes.
• Mission Support: The foundational biblical text for why the church must support traveling missionaries.

3 John is a personal letter that exposes the internal politics and power struggles of a 1st-century local church.

Focuses on being 'fellowhelpers to the truth' through practical support of God's work.

Jesus is the Truth (1:3) that believers are called to walk in and support.