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OUTLINE OF THIRD JOHN
3Jo 1:11 Beloved, follow not that
which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he
that doeth evil hath not seen God.
I. The Commendation of
Caius...................... 1-8
A.
Salutation................................................ 1
3Jn 1:1 The elder unto the wellbeloved
Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
B. Godliness of Gaius.................................
2-4
3Jn 1:3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the
brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou
walkest in the truth.
C. Generosity of Gaius..............................
5-8
3Jn 1:5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully
whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
II. The Condemnation of Diotrephes.............
9-14
A. Pride of Diotrephes............................ 9-11
3Jn 1:9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes,
who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
B. Praise for Demetrius................................
12
3Jn 1:12 Demetrius hath good report of all
men,
and of the truth itself: yea, and we
also bear
record; and ye know that our record is true.
C. Benediction....................................... 13, 14
3Jn 1:14 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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