3Jo 5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 3John 1:5-8: 1:5-8 John now encourages Gaius to continue supporting the traveling teachers whom John had sent out (1:3 ). 1:5 Gaius provided hospitality for the traveling teachers (literally the brothers ) sent by John from church to church to affirm the apostles’ teaching about Christ (1:7-8 ). By doing this, Gaius showed that he had received the truth from the apostles and that he was thus faithful to God .

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Summary for 3John 1:5-8: 1:5-8 ^a John now encourages Gaius to continue supporting the traveling teachers whom John had sent out (1:3 ^b). 1:5 ^c Gaius provided hospitality for the traveling teachers (literally the brothers) sent by John from church to church to affirm the apostles’ teaching about Christ (1:7-8 ^d). By doing this, Gaius showed that he had received the truth from the apostles and that he was thus faithful to God.