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Texts -- 3 John 1:14 (NET)

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Salutations
[nave] SALUTATIONS By kissing, 2 Sam. 20:9; Matt. 26:49. By bowing, Gen. 18:2; 19:1, 2; 23:7; 27:29; 33:3; 37:10; 41:43; 43:26, 28; 49:8; 1 Sam. 25:23; 2 Sam. 18:28; 1 Kin. 1:16; Esth. 8:3; Matt. 2:11; Mark 5:22. Addresses in: "...
Elder
[nave] ELDER. In the Mosaic System Equivalent to the title senator, in present use. Elders, with delegated powers, were authorized to act for their constituency, Deut. 1:13, 15. See: Government, Mosaic. In the Christian Church ...
Beloved
[nave] BELOVED Deut. 33:12; Psa. 60:5; 108:6; 127:2; Song 5:9; Isa. 5:1; Jer. 11:15; Matt. 3:17; 12:18; 17:5; Mark 1:11; 9:7; 12:6; Luke 3:22; 20:13; Acts 15:25; Rom. 1:7; 11:28; 12:19; 16:5, 8, 9, 12; 1 Cor. 4:14, 17; 10:14; 15:58...
GREETING
[isbe] GREETING - gret'-ing (sha'-al; chairo, aspasmos, aspazomai): (1) Sha'-al means "to ask," "to inquire of anyone respecting welfare," hence, "to greet." In the Old Testament the word "greet" occurs only once in the King James ...

Historical background

Third John is probably the most personal letter in the New Testament. Most of the epistles originally went, of course, to churches or groups of Christians. First and 2 John are both of this type. The Pastoral Epistles, while ...
Outline

I. Introduction vv. 1-4II. The importance of love vv. 5-12A. Gaius' love vv. 5-8B. Diotrephes' lack of love vv. 9-11C. Demetrius' opportunity for love v. 12III. Conclusion vv. 13-14...
I. INTRODUCTION vv. 1-4

John identified himself and greeted the recipient of this shortest New Testament epistle to set the tone for what follows.v. 1 As in 2 John, the Apostle identified himself as "the elder."We do not know exactly who Gaius was. ...