Andreas of Caesarea

In his own words on 3 John

• 3 John 1:1

  John writes this letter to encourage some fellow believers. He writes to Gaius and testifies to his great hospitality, which he praises. He says that someone who does such good is from God. He goes on to tell him to expel Diotrephes, who has not learned to do the same thing. He also praises Demetrius for doing the same as Gaius and mentions his faith as a testimony to his virtue. His main purpose for writing is the same as it was in his second letter.

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• 3 John 1:8

  John teaches us that we should not wait for such needy people to come to us but should rather go out and look for them, for that is what Lot and Abraham did.

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• 3 John 1:12

  In my opinion this Demetrius is the same man who made silver idols of Artemis and who once led a riot against the apostle Paul.

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