3 Johannes 1:1
Den ældste til den elskede Gajus, som jeg elsker i sandhed.
(en) Den ældre og forfatteren til dette brev var højst sandsynligt apostlen Johannes, selvom nogle bestrider dette (se indgang for 2 John 1:1).
(b) Elskede er et af Johns yndlingsord. Han bruger det fire gange i dette korte brev og seks gange i sit første. Det oprindelige ord (agape) betyder højt elsket, værdsat, favorit og det fanger Guds hjerte for dig (se indgang for 1 John 2:7).
(c) Gaius was a common Roman name and there were several Gaiuses in the New Testament. This particular Gaius was a close friend of John. Because of what John says in 3 John 1:4, it seems that he had led Gaius to the Lord.
(d) Hvem jeg elsker i sandhed or with authentic Christian love (2 John 1:1).
3 Johannes 1:2
Mine elskede, jeg beder om, at du i alle henseender må have fremgang og være ved godt helbred, ligesom din sjæl har det godt.
(en) Elskede; se indgang for 1 John 2:7.
(b) jeg beder; se indgang for 1 John 5:14.
(c) I alle henseender eller alle ting. Nåde er ikke kun for søndage. Guds gunst er beregnet til at berøre alle dele af vores liv - vores helbred, ægteskaber, familier, venskaber, forretninger og vores daglige aktiviteter.
(d) Trives. Your heavenly Father doesn’t want you sick and poor. His will is for you to prosper and be in good health physically, mentally, and spiritually. We should have no doubt about this, yet tradition has taught us to doubt God’s good heart toward us. How much better if we agreed with the psalmist: “The Lord is great and he delights in the prosperity of his servant” (Ps. 35:27, TPT).
John had been with Jesus. He saw Jesus heal the sick and feed the hungry. He knew Jesus did not come merely to teach but to bless us and prosper us in every way (Eph. 1:3).
3 Johannes 1:3
For jeg blev meget glad, da brødre kom og vidnede om din sandhed, det vil sige, hvordan du vandrer i sandhed.
(en) Jeg var meget glad. John was pleased to hear that Gaius is walking in grace. He has not fallen from grace, like a Galatian (Gal. 5:4), or drifted from the love of God like an Ephesian (Rev. 2:4), but he is growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus (2 Pet. 3:18). This makes John happy.
(b) Går i sandhed; se indgang for 2 John 1:4.
3 Johannes 1:4
Jeg har ingen større glæde end dette, at høre om mine børn, der går i sandheden.
(en) Ingen større glæde. Nothing made John happier than to see his spiritual children growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus. Paul said something similar about the Thessalonians (1 Thess. 2:20).
(b) Mine børn henviser til dem, Johannes havde faderet til eller vejledt i Herren. Gaius, modtageren af dette brev, synes at have været sådan en person.
(c) Går i sandhed; se indgang for 2 John 1:4.
3 Johannes 1:5-6
Mine elskede, du handler trofast i, hvad du end udretter for brødrene, og især når de er fremmede; og de har vidnet om din kærlighed for kirken. Du vil gøre klogt i at sende dem på vej på en måde, der er værdig for Gud.
(en) Skuespiller trofast. Johannes roser Gaius for at vise gæstfrihed over for præster eller missionærer, som var blevet sendt af eller stået inde for af Johannes. Han opfordrer ham til at fortsætte med at være generøs over for omrejsende præster og missionærer.
(b) Send dem på vej på en måde, der er værdig for Gud. Med andre ord, lad dem ikke gå tomhændede. Se indgang for Rom. 15:24.
3 Johannes 1:7
Thi de gik ud for Navnets Skyld og tog intet imod af Hedningerne.
(en) De gik ud in response to the Great Commission given to all believers by Jesus (Matt. 28:19).
(b) For Navnets Skyld. For 2000 years, men and women have gone abroad for the sake of the Name, meaning they have gone to tell people the good news, so that others might believe in the Name of the Son (1 John 3:23). They have done this because Jesus has a Name that is above all names (Php. 2:9). Like the Ephesians who endured for his Name’s sake (Rev. 2:3) and the Pergamenes who held fast to his Name (Rev. 2:13), they knew there was no other Name by which we can be saved (Act 2:21).
(c) Hedningerne. Those who proclaimed the gospel to the Gentiles asked for no support lest they be accused of being spiritual mercenaries. (Unlike the Jews who had a long tradition of tithing to support the Levites, the Gentiles were unaccustomed to supporting ministers.) For this reason, those who preached the gospel either received support from others in the church (3 John 1:8) or were self-supporting tent-makers.
3 Johannes 1:8
Derfor bør vi støtte sådanne mænd, så vi kan være medarbejder med sandheden.
(en) Vi burde støtte sådanne mænd and women who make it their occupation to tell people the good news. Since the world does not recognize and provide for those who preach the gospel (1 John 3:1), those in the church need to take care of them. See also the indgang for 1 Cor. 9:14.
(b) Så vi kan være medarbejdere med sandheden. At støtte dem, der forkynder evangeliet, er en måde at tage del i deres arbejde, og de, der gør dette, får del i belønningen af dette arbejde.
Yderligere læsning: "Belønnet for deres arbejde”
3 Johannes 1:9
Jeg skrev noget til kirken; men Diotrefes, som elsker at være den første blandt dem, accepterer ikke, hvad vi siger.
(en) Jeg skrev noget til kirken. Johannes kan have skrevet et kort brev til den kirke, som Gajus var medlem af. Hvis det er tilfældet, er brevet gået tabt til historien. Måske blev det ødelagt af Diotrefes.
(b) I modsætning til gæstfri Gaius, arrogant Diotrefes refused to recognize the authority of John or receive those he sent (see 3 John 1:10). He rejected John’s message and preached another gospel.
3 Johannes 1:10
Af denne grund, hvis jeg kommer, vil jeg henlede opmærksomheden på hans gerninger, som han gør, og uretfærdigt anklage os med ugudelige ord; og ikke tilfreds med dette, tager han heller ikke selv imod Brødrene, og han forbyder dem, som ønsker det, og sætter dem ud af Kirken.
(en) Hvis jeg kommer. John may have been hindered from traveling on account of his age or exile on Patmos. Even though he preferred to engage with people face to face (2 John 1:12, 3 John 1:14), he was forced to write letters – and we should be glad he was!
(b) I will call attention to his deeds. Diotrephes was a divisive figure within the church community. Since John proclaimed the undiluted gospel of grace, it seems that Diotrephes promoted law or dead works. John intended to call him out on this the next time he visited.
(c) Uretfærdigt anklage os med onde ord. Like Jesus and the apostle Paul (1 Cor. 4:13), John was slandered for preaching grace. Sadly, this unjust practice continues today. Preach grace and you’ll be labelled licentious, anti-law and a closet sinner. You’ll be dismissed as hyper-grace, as though that were a bad thing, and your words will be taken out of context and used against you.
(d) He himself does not receive the brethren. At one end of the hospitality scale was generous Gaius; at the other, was Diotrephes. Gaius opened his home to ministers sent by John; Diotrephes shut them out.
(e) Puts them out of the church. Not only did Diotrephes scorn John’s friends, he punished anyone who showed them hospitality. Embrace those who preach the message of grace and you risk being marginalized by those who are hostile to it.
Yderligere læsning: "De høje omkostninger ved gratis nåde. "
3 Johannes 1:11
Mine elskede, efterlign ikke, hvad der er ondt, men hvad der er godt. Den, der gør godt, er af Gud; den, der gør ondt, har ikke set Gud.
(en) Elskede; se indgang for 1 John 2:7.
(b) Må ikke efterligne or follow what is evil means don’t follow anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ (2 John 1:9). Don’t listen to those who diminish the cross or put price tags on grace. Don’t heed those who promote self-trust and dead works. Don’t pay attention to those who would distract you from Jesus.
(c) Hvad er ondskab; hvad er godt. In the new covenant, good and evil are not defined in terms of keeping or breaking some moral code, but are defined in response to what God has asked us to do, namely, believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ (1 John 3:23).
From the beginning, God has asked nothing more than we trust him. Those who trust him are said to be “born of God” (1 John 5:1), while those who reject him are “evil-doers” (Luke 13:27). Like Cain “who was of the evil one,” their evil deeds belie a self-righteous and unbelieving heart that scorns the grace of God (see indgang for 1 John 3:12).
(d) Den der gør godt. Vi gør ikke godt for at blive gode; vi gør godt, fordi vi er født af Gud, og vores Fader er god (se indgang for 1 John 5:18). Incidentally this is the only time John mentions “doing good” in his epistles. He is far more likely to encourage his readers to believe in Jesus and love another. See also John 5:29.
(e) Tden, der gør det onde. Ond frugt afslører et ondt træ (se indgang for 1 John 2:4).
3 Johannes 1:12
Demetrius har modtaget et godt vidnesbyrd fra alle og fra sandheden selv; og vi tilføjer vores vidnesbyrd, og du ved, at vores vidnesbyrd er sandt.
Demetrius var en præst, som John stod inde for og anerkendt af dem i kirken som en god fyr. Hvorfor nævne ham? Sandsynligvis fordi han var den person, der bar dette brev til Gajus. Der er også nogle historiske beviser, der tyder på, at Demetrius ledede kirken i Philadelphia (se indgang for Rev. 3:7).
3 Johannes 1:13
Jeg havde mange ting at skrive til dig, men jeg er ikke villig til at skrive dem til dig med kuglepen og blæk;
(en) Jeg har mange ting at skrive til dig. John has much more to say but will save it until he sees Gaius in person (see 3 John 1:14).
(b) Jeg er ikke villig til at skrive dem; se indgang for 2 John 1:12.
3 Johannes 1:14
men jeg håber at se dig snart, og vi vil tale ansigt til ansigt. Fred være med dig. Vennerne hilser på dig. Hils vennerne ved navn.
(en) Face to face. As with the chosen lady of 2 John 1:12, John expresses his preference for face to face conversation over letter writing.
(b) Greet the friends by name. At the end of his letter to the Romans, Paul greets nearly 30 people by name. John doesn’t greet anyone by name but asks Gaius to do it for him. “You know them better than me.”
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