The passage highlights the need for Christians to support each other, so that missionaries and evangelists don't depend on the support of non-believers.

1st, To praise Gaius for having showed kindness to some Christian strangers, who, in journeying among the Gentiles, had come to the place where Gaius resided.

To walk in truth means to walk consistent with the truth you believe. If you believe that you are fallen, then walk wary of your fallenness.

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.

John begins his letter by referring to himself as an elder, rather than an apostle, to put himself on equal footing with his recipient, Gaius.

1 янв. 2022 г. · All who are faithful believers of Jesus Christ will abide in love for their fellow man. If we do not, but live a life angry and mad at others ...

3 John 1. In this epistle the apostle congratulates Gaius upon the prosperity of his soul (ver 1, 2), upon the fame he had among good Christians ( ver 3, ...

New International Version The elder, To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. New Living Translation This letter is from John, the elder.

1 John challenges followers of Jesus to stay true to what they already believe. 2 John is a warning to a specific house church. And 3 John is written to Gaius.

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.