3 John 1:2
Beloved, concerning all things I pray you to prosper and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
1The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth:
Cross References
Philippians 2:4Let each of you look out not only for his own concerns, but also for the concerns of others. 1 The Humbled and Exalted Christ
Colossians 1:4when we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love which is towards all the saints;
1 Thessalonians 2:13Because of this we also give thanks to God unceasingly, so that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you received not the word of men, but just as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you that believe.
1 Thessalonians 3:6But now when Timothy came to us from you, and brought good news to us of your faith and your love, and that you have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, as we also long to see you—
2 Thessalonians 2:13But we are obligated to give thanks to God always for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,
James 5:12But above all, my brothers, do not swear, neither by heaven nor the earth, nor any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” so that you may not fall into hypocrisy. 1 The Prayer of Faith
Matthew Henry on 3 John 1:2-3
Completed by John Reynolds, of Shrewsbury . Christian communion is exerted and cherished by letter. Christians are to be commended in the practical proof of their professed subjection to the gospel of Christ. The animating and countenancing of generous and public-spirited persons is doing good to many—to this end the apostle sends this encouraging epistle to his friend Gaius, in which also he complains of the quite opposite spirit and practice of a certain minister, and confirms the good report concerning another… Read the whole commentary →