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3 John 11-13
New Catholic Bible
3 John 11-13
New Catholic Bible
11 Exhortation to Gaius. Beloved, do not imitate what is evil; rather, imitate what is good. Whoever does what is good is from God. Whoever does what is evil has never seen God.[a]
12 Example of Demetrius. Everyone has spoken favorably about Demetrius,[b] and so has the Truth itself. We also will vouch for him, and you are well aware that our testimony is true.
13 Conclusion.[c]I have much to write to you, but I do not think it prudent to do so with pen and ink.
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- 3 John 1:11 John exhorts Gaius to keep on doing good and not be swayed by the un-Christian behavior of Diotrephes.
- 3 John 1:12 Demetrius: possibly the bearer of the Letter. He may have been an important member of the community or one of the missionaries. Spoken favorably . . . and so has the Truth itself: most likely, John is referring to the Truth of the Gospel in Demetrius’ life. Like Gaius, Demetrius is “walking in the truth.” He lives the life of love.
- 3 John 1:13 See 2 Jn 12-13 for a similar conclusion.
