Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary

3 John

3 John 1

In this epistle the apostle congratulates Gaius upon the prosperity of his soul (3 John 1:1, 1:2), upon the fame he had among good Christians (3 John 1:3, 1:4), and upon his charity and hospitality to the servants of Christ, 3 John 1:5, 1:6. He complains of contemptuous treatment by an ambitious Diotrephes, (3 John 1:9, 1:10), recommends Demetrius, (3 John 1:12), and expresses his hope of visiting Gaius shortly, 3 John 1:13, 1:14. MHBCC 1167.1