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Beloved, I pray that everything is going well with you and that your bodily health is equal to that of your soul.[a]

Commendation of Gaius. I rejoiced greatly when some of the brethren[b] arrived and related how faithful you are to the truth, and that you continue to walk in the truth. Nothing gives me greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

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Footnotes

  1. 3 John 1:2 John wishes Gaius well both spiritually and physically, for he knows that grace and health are two of the greatest gifts of God.
  2. 3 John 1:3 Brethren: most likely itinerant missionaries to whom Gaius showed Christian hospitality. Walk in the truth: i.e., practice true Christian living.