Ep 041 (S2E22) The Ones Part 4: 3 John
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References:
- John’s letter to Gaius - 3 John vss. 1-15
- Shortest Book in Bible
- Counting Greek or Hebrew words, not English translation
- 3 John - 219 words
- 2 John - 245 words
- Philemon - 335 words
- Obabiah - 440 words
- Jude - 461 words
- Similar themes, ie. περιπατέω (per-ee-pat-eh'-o) to walk (vs 3 & 4) in Truth
- Counting Greek or Hebrew words, not English translation
- Flip side of coin
- Where 2 John was about protecting against heresy
- 3 John is about supporting those who teach truth, not insularly.
- Shortest Book in Bible
- The text
- vss 1-4 - Greeting
- Gaius
- vss 5-8 - hospitality
- συνεργός (soon-er-gos') - fellow laborer, coworker
- vss 9-10 - the bad example of prideful insularity
- Diotrephes - bad example
- Corrective: Heb 13:1-2, the fish
- Diotrephes - bad example
- vss 11-12 - encouragement for openheartedness for the whole Body of Christ
- Demetrius - good example
- vss 13-15 - conclusion
- vss 1-4 - Greeting
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