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Markdown
16 lines
468 B
Markdown
# Connecting Statement:
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John's purpose in writing this letter is to compliment Gaius in the way he took care of traveling Bible teachers; then he talks about two people, one evil and one good.
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# Beloved
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Here this is used as a term of endearment for a fellow believer.
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# you practice faithfulness
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"you are doing what is faithful to God" or "you are being loyal to God"
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# labor for the brothers and for strangers
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"help fellow believers and those you do not know"
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