3 John 1:1-4

Listen to 3 John 1:1-4

1 ¹The elder to the beloved Gaius, ²whom I love in truth.

2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.

3 For ³I rejoiced greatly when the brothers^[a] came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth.

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that ⁴my children are walking in the truth.

Images for 3 John 1:1-4

1. 1:1 2 John 1
2. 1:1 1 John 3:18; 2 John 1
3. 1:3 2 John 4
4. 1:4 [1 Cor. 4:14, 15; Gal. 4:19; 1 Tim. 1:2; 2 Tim. 1:2; Titus 1:4; Philem. 10]

[a] 3 Or 'brothers and sisters'. The plural Greek word 'adelphoi' (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, 'adelphoi' may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church; also verses 5, 10

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