3 John 1:3

For I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came,.... From the place where Gaius lived, to that where John now resided; these brethren seem to be preachers of the word, who travelled from place to place…

For I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came - Who these were is not certainly known. They may have been members of the same church with Gaius, who, for some reason, had visited the writer of this…

When the brethren came - Probably the same of whom he speaks in the fifth (Jo3 1:5) and following verses, and who appear to have been itinerant evangelists.

The truth that is in thee - The soundness…

I. John receives a good report of Gaius's faith and charity from the brethren. Gaius’s love for the brethren and hospitality to strangers proves his sincerity in the faith. II. Gaius is commended for…

For -I know that thy soul is in a prosperous condition, forI have it on good authority."

I rejoiced greatly See on 2Jn 1:4. This cannot so well be the epistolary aorist, but rather refers to the…