3 John (KJV)
1 chapter · 14 verses. Choose a chapter to read it in the King James Version.
About the Book of 3 John
Third John commends Gaius for supporting traveling teachers and rebukes Diotrephes for his pride and obstruction. It addresses hospitality, leadership, and faithfulness to the truth in the local church.
- Genre
- Epistle
- Author
- Traditionally attributed to the apostle John ('the elder')
- First audience
- Gaius, a beloved believer
How to read it: Read this short personal letter in its concrete situation; note its practical concern for hospitality and godly leadership.
It opens: “The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.” (3 John 1:1)
Chapters
Key verses in 3 John
The verses of 3 John that the rest of Scripture cross-references most often.
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.