This is the holy book of 3 john, known as the third epistle of john. Book of john john chapter 1 john chapter 2 john chapter 3 john chapter 4 john chapter 5 john chapter 6 john chapter 7 john chapter 8 john chapter 9 john chapter 10 john chapter 11 john chapter 12 john chapter john chapter 14. In addition to this one, john wrote two other new testament letters, a gospel, and possibly the prophetic book of. Book of second john overview insight for living ministries. Book of john john chapter 1 john chapter 2 john chapter 3 john chapter 4 john chapter 5 john chapter 6 john chapter 7 john chapter 8. It is written by the discipleapostle john around 8595 a. In the first verses of both 2 john and 3 john the author identifies himself as the elder. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. The things said about the second letter of john apply here also.
John assures gaius that he will deal with him when he arrives there. Book of 3 john read, study bible verses bible study tools. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of john in the bible king james version. The book of 3 john kjv audio bible full by alexander. An introduction to the book of 3 john an argument for the book of 3 john j. It is the third in a series of 3 epistles that bear the apostle johns name. In 3 john, john wrote to commend gaius for the stand he had taken in receiving messengers of the truth and treating them kindly. The writer steps back into the background, behind the message of god. John was an eyewitness of the reported occurrences though, as he himself writes john 1.
It most likely reflects a johannine community in conflict with. If you are teaching about the books of the bible, dont miss all our printable bible coloring pages for kids. He was probably an evangelist see note on ephesians 4. The elder, to the beloved gaius, whom i love in truth. The name of the author of the gospel of john is not mentioned as is the case with the three synoptic gospels as well. There is no clear evidence when the book was written or where it was written from. John did not identify himself by name in this letter, but he did adopt the term elder for himself 2 john 1. The book is written anonymously, although it identifies an unnamed disciple whom jesus loved as the source of its traditions, and reached its final form around ad 90110. The main theme in the bible book of john is to prove conclusively that jesus is the son of god and that all who believe in him will have eternal life. The holy bible book 64 3 john kjv dramatized audio. This book is the shortest book in the new testament and was written to praise gaius and demetrius for their faithful service. As to a date, it is commonly believed to have been written close to the end of the 1 st century, somewhere. We will add a series index one we have several books online.
This evidence is not as strong as that for 2 john, 1 yet its brevity of the letter and the unlikelihood of it being quoted may account for some of this as with 2 john 2. Weve also uploaded the image in jpeg format the illustration captures the theme from 3 john. At the writing of this, his final epistle, john was nearing the end of his life, a life that had changed dramatically some six decades before, when jesus had called john and his brother james out from their fishing boat. This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true john 21. Outline of the book of 3 john scriptures and topics covered. The apostle john identified himself in 3 john only as the elder 3 john 1.
The third epistle of john is a private letter composed to a man named gaius. This summary of the book of 3 john provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 3 john. This free coloring page is based on the book of 3 john. The suggestions of advanced age addressing his readers as children, 2. Early writers such as irenaeus and tertullian say that john wrote this gospel, and all other evidence agrees see introduction to 1 john. John 2 john 3 john 4 jesus and nicodemus 3 1 there was a man of the pharisees, named nicodemus, a ruler of the jews. The gospel of john has many touches that appear to reflect the recollections of an eyewitness such as the house at bethany being filled with the fragrance of the broken perfume jar see 12.
Tom constables expository notes on 3 john this is also available in the net. There have been occasional doubts raised by those who thought it possible that this was written by another disciple of the lord named john, but all the evidence points to the author as john the beloved disciple who also wrote the gospel. John with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. An introduction to the book of 3 john related media a. In the first verses of both 2 john and 3 john the author identifies himself as. John write his third letter to his beloved brother gaius.
Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 21. The gospels, the first four books of the new testament, tell the story of the life of jesus. The bible study tool consists of twenty five truefalse questions. This summary of the book of 3 john provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 3 john. Traditional history makes gaius the one who wrote down the gospel of john, and identifies him as the gaius of corinth romans 16. Many contemporary biblical scholars believe that the writer of the letters was not the author of the gospel. This evidence is not as strong as that for 2 john,1 yet its. The book of 3 john does not directly name its author. The key personalities in this book are the apostle john, gaius, diotrephes, and demetrius. Traditionally, the authorship of 1, 2, and 3 john has been ascribed to the apostle, john son of zebedee, who also was understood to be the author of the gospel of john and revelation. There have been occasional doubts raised by those who thought it possible that this was written by another disciple of the lord named john, but all the evidence points to the author being.
Video series videos about main idea inside bible book liberian english. John talk more about how it good to show love to people and how we must not follow diotrephes bad example. There has been some debate about whether an author named john the elder wrote this letter as well as 3 john, which is addressed the same way or if john the apostle was using a different title for himself. The tradition from the earliest days of the church has been that the apostle john is the author. If pergamum is the church where gaius receives this letter then diotrephes is probably a nicolaitan teacher see revelation 2. Dec 08, 2017 the book of 3 john read by alexander scourby. Video video download options videos about main idea inside bible book share. Apr 23, 2017 the illustration captures the theme from 3 john. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. There have been occasional doubts raised by those who thought it possible that this was written by another disciple of the lord named john, but all the evidence points to the author as john the beloved disciple who also wrote the. Yet only onethe gospel of johnclaims to be an eyewitness account, the testimony of the unnamed disciple whom jesus loved. Third john is the shortest book of the bible by word count, though 2 john has fewer verses.
The book of 3 rd john is a general epistle apostolic letter. This evidence is not as strong as that for 2 john,1 yet its brevity of the letter and the unlikelihood of it being quoted may account for some of this as with 2 john2 1. Jesus and nicodemus 3 1 there was a man of the pharisees, named nicodemus, a ruler of the jews. This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights. The 3 john bible study tool is designed to teach the body of christ biblical truths about the book of 3 john. John writes this letter to praise the action of gaius 2 john 1. The third epistle of john, often referred to as third john and written 3 john or iii john, is the thirdtolast book of the new testament and the christian bible as a whole, and attributed to john the evangelist, traditionally thought to be the author of the gospel of john and the other two epistles of john.
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