3 John 1:14
in 3 John 1Instead, I hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send you greetings. Greet each of our friends there by name.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
but I hope shortly to see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be unto thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.
KJV
But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.
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This verse in 3 John 1
Commentary
11 notes on this verseDo not let quarrelsomeness with its love of empty victory creep into our midst, for our aim is the elimination of all discord. Surely this is the meaning of the expression "Peace be to you."
This site's exposition
with pen and ink
on 3 John 1:13-14
The close nearly repeats 2 John 12, with pen and ink set aside for a hope to speak with you face to face. It ends with Peace to you and a greeting to each of our friends by name, as the shepherd of John 10:3 names his sheep.
This site's exposition
Peace to you
The parting word answers the quarrel the letter has named. Peace to you follows the slander and expulsions of Diotrephes in verse 10, and the friends are greeted each by name.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
I had many things to write, but I do not want to write to you with ink and pen. However, I hope to see you soon, and we will speak in person. Peace be with you. Your friends greet you. Greet your friends by name. …
John means by this that he still has many commands to give them.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Peace to you. The friends greet you, etc. He sends greetings of peace and health to friends, showing by this that Diotrephes and other enemies of the truth are foreign to your peace and salvation.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Salute the friends by name - That is, in the same manner as if I had named them one by one. The word friend does not often occur in the New Testament, being swallowed up in the more endearing one of brother.
The lowest in the church of Christ should be greeted. And those may well salute and greet one another on earth who hope to live together in heaven. And the apostle who had lain in Christ's bosom lays Christ's friends in his heart.
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
But I trust I shall shortly see thee,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Peace be to thee - Mayest thou possess every requisite good, both of a spiritual and temporal kind. Our friends salute thee - Desire to be affectionately remembered to thee. Greet the friends by name - remember me to all those with whom I am acquainted, as if I had specified them by name.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
But I trust I shall shortly see thee ... - Notes at 2Jn 1:12. Our friends salute thee - That is, your friends and mine. This would seem rather to refer to private friends of John and Gaius than to Christians as such. They had, doubtless, their warm personal friends in both places. Greet the friends by name - That is, each one individually. He remembered them as individuals, but did not deem it proper to specify them. Practical Remarks On 3 John (1) It is proper to desire for our friends all temporal good; to wish their happiness in every respect, 3Jn 1:2. The welfare of the soul is indeed the great object, and the first desire in regard to a friend should be that his salvation may be secured; but in connection with that we may properly wish them health of body, and success in their lawful undertakings. It is not common that in their spiritual interests they are so much more prosperous than they are in other respects, that we can make that the standard of our wishes in regard to them, but it sometimes does occur, as in the case of Gaius. In such cases we may indeed rejoice with a friend, and feel that all will be well with him. But in how few cases, even among professed Christians, can we (with propriety) make the prosperity of the soul the standard by which to measure the happiness which we desire for them in other respects! […]
The words behind it
10 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἐλπίζω | elpizo | I hope | G1679 → | |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → | |
| εὐθέως | eutheos | soon | G2112 → | |
| σε | se | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| ἰδεῖν, | idein | to see | G1492 → | |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| στόμα | stoma | mouth | G4750 → | |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 → | |
| στόμα | stoma | mouth | G4750 → | |
| λαλήσομεν. | lalesomen | we will speak. | G2980 → |
ἐλπίζωI hope
elpizoG1679 →
δὲhowever
deG1161 →
εὐθέωςsoon
eutheosG2112 →
σεyou
seG4771 →2973 times
ἰδεῖν,to see
ideinG1492 →
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
στόμαmouth
stomaG4750 →
πρὸςto
prosG4314 →
στόμαmouth
stomaG4750 →
λαλήσομεν.we will speak.
lalesomenG2980 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Galatians 5:16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
it leads to
- Galatians 5:24–25
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
- Romans 8:12–14
Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.
- Galatians 6:8
The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
- Galatians 5:19–21
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
- Colossians 3:5–10
Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
- Galatians 5:24–25
Through
Genesis 43:23“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon…
it leads to
- John 20:26
Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
- Genesis 42:24
And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
- John 20:26
Through
Ephesians 6:23Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
it leads to
- Galatians 6:16
Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.
- Galatians 6:16
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About 3 John
This page draws on 11 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on the Catholic Epistles; Clement of Alexandria, The Instructor Book 2; Clement of Alexandria, The Instructor, Book 2; Hilary of Arles, INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 3 JOHN; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Oecumenius, Commentary on 3 John.