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Third Epistle of John

This book of the Bible is a letter addressed to a Christian named Caius, or Gaius, but whether to the Christian of that name in Macedonia (Acts 19: 29) or in Corinth (Rom. 16:23) or in Derbe (Acts 20:4) is uncertain.

It was written for the purpose of commending to Gaius some Christians who were strangers in the place where he lived, and who had gone there for the purpose of preaching the Gospel (verse 7).

The Second and Third Epistles were probably written soon after the First, and from Ephesus.

The author is the Apostle John.

Article Version: September 18, 2026