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3 John

A short personal letter commending Gaius for supporting travelling teachers, and confronting Diotrephes for refusing them.

Authorship: Written by the elder, traditionally identified as the apostle John.
Historical setting: Written to an individual believer named Gaius.
Key themes: Hospitality · Support for gospel work · Pride in leadership · Imitating good
Where it sits in the story: A window into how the earliest missions were sustained.

3 John belongs to General Letters. Hebrews to Jude. Letters written by other apostles and leaders.

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