History of the book of 3 john commentary

Gospel of john 3 commentary new testament matthew henry. Verses 2425 the pharisees were a group of jews who were experts on the law. Book of first john overview insight for living ministries. Third john is the shortest book of the bible by word count, though 2 john has fewer verses. Augustinea famous fourth century church fathercontributed no fewer than 124 tractates in his gospel of john commentary, while st. Some scholars suggest that john may be more historical regarding the crucifixion than the other three gospels. In this gospel the identity of jesus as the son of man is determined by his heavenly origin and destination john 3. At the writing of this, his final epistle, john was nearing the end of his life, a life that had changed dramatically some six decades before, when jesus had called john and his brother james out from their fishing boat. Intro to 3 john biblica the international bible society. Study 3 john 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god 1. Jobes writes to bridge the distance between academic biblical studies and pastors, students, and laypeople who are looking for an indepth treatment of the issues raised by these new testament books.

Those who freely make known christs gospel, should be helped by others to. An introduction to the book of 3 john related media a. Finally, early church writers and historians have universally recognized john as the author of this account. There have been occasional doubts raised by those who thought it possible that this was written by another disciple of the lord named john, but all the evidence points to the author being john. Part of the authors interpretation follows a liberal position. They are included in the body of the text so the reader can see them as he reads the book without having to page over to a separate outline. Typical of ancient letters and like 2 john 3 john begins with an identification of its author and intended recipient, followed by a thanksgiving and then a wish for the wellbeing of the recipient. He wanted people to concentrate on his message, not on himself. Read 3 john commentary using john gills exposition of the bible. This say a lot about the man john, and the fact that jesus left his mother mary in john s care, having spoken the words from the cross, is very significant. This commentary has been through advanced checking.

Spurgeon adam clarke is the great annotator of our. John part 1 10 lessons covering john 16 with lesson six a study on being born again and lesson ten a topical study on jesus disciples. The parallelisms in 1 john are striking for their simplicity. John calls followers of jesus to share in gods own life and love by. It is believed that origen, an alexandrian christian scholar and theologian, wrote his gospel of john commentary while in alexandria at some point after 218 a. The book of 3 rd john is a general epistle apostolic letter. John 3 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. It is slightly shorter than 2 john 219 greek words compared to 245 for 2 john, and is the shortest book of the greek new testament. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Carson states in the introduction that he does not intend to interact with all of the scholarship on john, but rather a small representative part of the massive secondary literature on john. A series of popular studies whose strong point is word study. Injustice is rampant, the righteous are surrounded by the wicked, the law is powerless, and god doesnt seem to care about the plight of. A free bible version and commentary on johns third letter in easyenglish. Jun 07, 2009 in daniel, the same term refers to the one who will sit in judgment of the people on the last day.

Third john lacks a greeting such as that found in 2 john 3 but compare v. This is a remarkably useful commentary on john for exegetical details. The work contains much background material from many sources on all books of the bible. David guzik commentary on 3 john 1, in which john explains to gaius how he. In the first verses of both 2 john and 3 john the author identifies himself as the elder. This summary of the book of 3 john provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 3 john. Macarthur new testament commentary macarthur new testament commentary series. The third epistle of john, often referred to as third john and written 3 john or iii john, is the thirdtolast book of the new testament and the christian bible as a whole, and attributed to john the evangelist, traditionally thought to be the author of the gospel of john and the other two epistles of john. He lived to a very old age having written the gospel of john, the three epistles, and the book of revelation. Another indicator of john s character is found in the book of 1 john, he continually talks about love, loving one another, and that god is love, etc. The book of 3 john would most likely have been written at about the same time as john s other letters, 1 and 2 john, between a. In other words, like the poisonous serpents, the son of man decrees and even executes gods judgment against the people. This evidence is not as strong as that for 2 john, 1 yet its brevity of the letter and the unlikelihood of it being quoted may account for some of this as with 2 john 2. When religion is out of fashion, there are many nicodemites.

Johns three epistles are largely concerned with the issue of fellowshipwith god, with enemies of the gospel and, in the case of 3 john, with those who proclaim. The book of 3 john does not directly name its author. Those cautions and counsels are most likely to be accepted, which are seasoned with love. The elder unto the wellbeloved gaius gaius, or, according to the latin orthography, caius, was a common name among the romans. Precept upon precept precept ministries international inductive study. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Commentary on the book of gospel of john by matthew henry. Jesus answered and said unto him, verily, verily, i say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of god. It is written by the discipleapostle john around 8595 a. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. Among his students were polycarp, pappias, and ignatius. See introductions to 1 john and the gospel of john. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 3 john. D edmond hiebert prints the authors own translation.

For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. Lesson 1 of each part can be downloaded below as pdf. Dec 11, 2016 watch our overview video on the letters of john, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. John 3 is the third chapter of the gospel of john in the new testament of the christian bible. Study the bible online using commentary on 3 john and more. John the baptist called himself merely someone who shouts in the desert. The letters of john, niv application commentary by gary burge. The key personalities in this book are the apostle john, gaius, diotrephes, and demetrius. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in god. In the history of the acts and in the epistles we meet with five persons of this name. Book of third john overview insight for living ministries.

Exegetical commentary on 3 john 115 3 john, like 2 john, is written in the standard epistolary format. This evidence is not as strong as that for 2 john,1 yet its brevity of the letter and the unlikelihood of it being quoted may account for some of this as with 2 john 2 1. The elder, to the beloved gaius, whom i love in truth. The temper and spirit of diotrephes was full of pride and ambition. You can find the best commentary on john for you using the tools on the right side. He wanted them to think about the messiah, not about john the baptist. The necessity of keeping the commandment of christ, that he may dwell in us and we in him by his spirit, 1 john 3.

The apostle john identified himself in 3 john only as the elder 3 john 1. The tradition from the earliest days of the church has been that the apostle john is the author. According to church tradition john spent the last years of his life in ephesus, as a center point to write to the churches. Macarthur new testament commentary macarthur new testament commentary series macarthur, john on. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on. Those eight books are now combined into the onevolume bridgeway bible commentary, which is a companion in size, style and format to the bridgeway bible dictionary, an a. This book is the shortest book in the new testament and was written to praise gaius and demetrius for their faithful service. Johns gospel free bible commentary in easy english. Baptist preacher charles spurgeon said of this chapter that it is the chapter he would choose to read to a dying man who did not know the gospel, as the most suitable one for such an occasion.