Commending Gaius
The elder praises Gaius for showing hospitality to itinerant teachers who traveled for the sake of the Name and accepted nothing from non-believers, and encourages him to keep helping them on their way.
A personal letter about hospitality and a domineering church leader.
Third John is another short note from the elder, this time to an individual named Gaius, dealing with a concrete conflict over how traveling teachers were being treated.
The elder praises Gaius for showing hospitality to itinerant teachers who traveled for the sake of the Name and accepted nothing from non-believers, and encourages him to keep helping them on their way.
A man named Diotrephes who likes to put himself first is said to reject the elder's letters, spread malicious talk, refuse to welcome the traveling teachers, and push out those who do.
The letter commends a certain Demetrius, possibly its carrier, and ends with the elder saying he would rather speak in person than write more, sending greetings from the friends.