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# 3 John Study Questions\n\nThe Apostle John probably wrote this letter to a man named Gaius in one of the churches for which John was responsible. A man named Demetrius was a leader in that church, but he refused to show hospitality to the believers who were sent out to minister to other churches, or to allow other members of the church to support them. John was very upset by this, and assured Gaius that he would come soon and rebuke Demetrius in the presence of the whole congregation. In the meantime, John urged Gaius to continue to help these believers.\n\nYou can discover John’s teaching concerning each of these things by carefully reading this letter. Ask yourself questions about what you read, and pray to God that he will open your eyes to see clearly. |
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ὁ πρεσβύτερος |
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What title did John use to describe himself? |
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Why do you think John did not believe it was necessary to state his name? |
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τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ |
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How did John describe Gaius? |
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τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ |
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What is the difference between **he beloved** and **whom I love**? |
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ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ |
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What does it mean to love a fellow believer **in the truth**? |
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ἀληθείᾳ |
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What is the **truth** that was guiding John’s love for Gaius? |
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ἀγαπητέ |
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Why do you think John is repeating his love for Gaius for the third time in the first two verses of this letter? |
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εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι |
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In what ways do you think John was praying for God to prosper Gaius? |
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καθὼς |
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John wants Gaius to prosper physically in the same way his soul prospers. Why would John link these two things together? |
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Would you be satisfied if your physical health was no better than your spiritual health? |
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εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή |
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In what way might a person’s **soul** **prosper**? |
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ἐχάρην & λείαν |
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What caused John to rejoice? |
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ἐρχομένων ἀδελφῶν |
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Who was it that came to John with news about Gaius? |
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ἀδελφῶν |
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Who were the people whom John called **brothers**? Why did he use that title? |
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ἀληθείᾳ & ἀληθείᾳ |
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Why do you think John referred to **truth** twice in this verse? |
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ἀληθείᾳ & ἀληθείᾳ περιπατεῖς |
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What is the difference between **truth** and **walking in truth**? |
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ἀληθείᾳ περιπατεῖς |
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Would someone who knows you well describe you as **walking in truth**? |
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μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω χαράν |
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What is the cause of John’s greatest joy? |
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τὰ ἐμὰ τέκνα |
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Why does John refer to Gaius as one of **my children** when Gaius is not John’s son? |
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ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα |
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Why is **walking in the truth** so important to John that he repeats it both here and in verse 3? |
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περιπατοῦντα |
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Here **walking** is a metaphor for the way Gaius lives. Why do you think John chose to use that image? |
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ἀγαπητέ |
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This is the second of four times that John calls Gaius **beloved**. Why do you think John used that term so often in this letter? |
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πιστὸν ποιεῖς ὃ, ἐὰν ἐργάσῃ εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς |
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Why is it **a faithful thing** to **work for the brothers**? |
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ἀδελφοὺς & ξένους |
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Why is it significant that John calls these men both **brothers** and **strangers**? |
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Have you ever met strangers to whom you felt a closeness when you learned they were fellow-believers? |
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ξένους |
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Why is Gaius working faithfully to help **strangers**? |
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οἳ ἐμαρτύρησάν σου τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐνώπιον ἐκκλησία |
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To what quality of Gaius have these brothers testified **in the presence of the church** where John is located? |
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οἳ ἐμαρτύρησάν σου τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐνώπιον ἐκκλησία |
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Why do you think these brothers were reporting to John’s church? |
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οὓς καλῶς ποιήσεις, προπέμψας ἀξίως τοῦ Θεοῦ |
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What did good thing can Gaius do for these brothers? |
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προπέμψας |
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Does it seem that the **journey** the brothers were taking was a personal journey, or were they going out to do ministry? |
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ἀξίως τοῦ Θεοῦ |
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In what way exactly should Gaius send these brothers out **in a manner worthy of God**? |
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ὑπὲρ γὰρ τοῦ ὀνόματος ἐξῆλθον, μηδὲν λαμβάνοντες ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνικῶν |
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The word **because** indicates this verse gives the reason why Gaius should help send the brothers on their journey. What is that reason? |
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ὑπὲρ & τοῦ ὀνόματος |
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How does this answer the question in verse 6, about whether this was a personal or a ministry journey? |
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τοῦ ὀνόματος |
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Whose **name** is John here referring to? Why is that significant? |
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μηδὲν λαμβάνοντες ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνικῶν |
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Why do you think these brothers did not received any support from the unbelieving Gentiles? |
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μηδὲν λαμβάνοντες ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνικῶν |
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John praised the brothers for not receiving support from unbelievers. What does that tell us about the responsibility of believers to support those sent out for ministry? |
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ἡμεῖς |
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Who is the **we** to whom John addresses this admonition? |
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ἡμεῖς & ὀφείλομεν |
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The word **ought** means we have a responsibility to help these men. How have you fulfilled that responsibility in your life? |
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ὑπολαμβάνειν |
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The phrase **to welcome** means much more than simply to greet. What other actions are included in this term? |
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συνεργοὶ γινώμεθα |
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In what way do we **become fellow workers** by welcoming brothers such as these? |
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τῇ ἀληθεί |
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Why is it significant that John once again emphasizes **the truth** in this letter? |
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ἔγραψά τι τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ |
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To whom had John previously written about this topic? |
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ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων |
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Is it a good or bad trait when someone **loves to be first**? |
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ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων |
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What does a person who **loves to be first** act like? |
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Διοτρέφης |
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What can we tell about the role of **Diotrephes** in the church that Gaius attended? |
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οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς |
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What might John have referred to when he said Diotrephes **did not accept us**? |
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ἡμᾶς |
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Who do you think John included, besides himself, in **us**? |
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ἐὰν ἔλθω |
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Where did John plan to go? |
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ὑπομνήσω αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα |
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To whom will John **call attention to** Diotrephes works? |
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ὑπομνήσω αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα |
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Does the phrase **call attention to his works** here represent praise, or rebuke? Why? |
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αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα, ἃ ποιεῖ |
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What **works** of Diotrephes does John list in this verse? |
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λόγοις πονηροῖς |
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What motive might Diotrephes have to speak **evil words** about the Apostle John? |
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οὔτε αὐτὸς ἐπιδέχεται τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς |
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What is Diotrephes doing that caused John to say Diotrephes **does not receive the brothers**? |
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τοὺς βουλομένους κωλύει |
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How might Diotrephes be able to stop other believers in his church from receiving the brothers who have gone out from John? |
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ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἐκβάλλει |
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What does it mean to put someone **out of the church**? |
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The main thing Diotrephes is doing is doing is keeping his church from supporting brothers who are sent out to minister to people in other region. Why is John so concerned about this? |
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ἀγαπητέ |
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Why do you think John is once again reminding Gaius that he is **beloved** by John? |
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μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν |
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What is the specific **evil** thing that John does not want Gaius to imitate? |
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τὸ ἀγαθόν |
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What is the specific **good** thing that John does want Gaius to imitate? |
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ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν |
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According to John’s instructions in this letter, who is **the one who does good**? |
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ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν |
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What does it mean to be **from God**? |
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ὁ κακοποιῶν |
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According to John’s instructions in this letter, who is **the one who does evil**? |
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οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν Θεόν |
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Although Diotrephes has authority in Gaius’ church, what does this verse say about his true spiritual condition? |
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According to this letter, is a person’s spiritual condition in any way dependent on his status in the local church? |
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Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται ὑπὸ πάντων |
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John introduces a new person named **Demetrius**. Is he a good or a bad person? How do you know? |
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Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται |
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In this verse, who, and what, does John say bears witness to **Demetrius**? |
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ὑπὸ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας |
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John uses a metaphor in which **the truth itself** is able to testify as to what kind of person Demetrius is. What does this image teach you about truth? |
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καὶ ἡμεῖς & μαρτυροῦμεν |
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Who is the **we** to whom John is referring when he says **we bear witness** |
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οἶδας ὅτι ἡ μαρτυρία ἡμῶν ἀληθής ἐστιν |
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Why should Gaius believe that John’s **testimony** is **true**? |
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οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράφειν |
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Why might John prefer not to tell Gaius the additional things via a letter? |
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διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου |
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John uses **ink and pen** to refer to a written message. What other means might we use to send a message to someone today? |
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ἐλπίζω δὲ εὐθέως σε ἰδεῖ |
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Why was it unnecessary for John to write everything to Gaius in a letter? |
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στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλήσομεν |
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In what circumstances might it be much better to speak to a person directly instead of writing them a letter? |
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στόμα πρὸς στόμα |
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Here **mouth to mouth** is an idiom that means John will come to speak to Gaius in person. How might you best express that same idea in your language? |
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εἰρήνη σοι |
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This was a normal greeting for believers at that time. But how might Gaius have been especially in need of **peace** in light of what Diotrephes was doing in his church? |
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οἱ φίλοι & τοὺς φίλους |
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John formerly referred to the believers as “the brothers,” but in this closing verse, he calls them **the friends**. What does this additional title tell you about these believers and to how they related to one another? |
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ἀσπάζονταί σε οἱ φίλοι. ἀσπάζου τοὺς φίλους |
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It was common in that day for the believers to send greetings to one another. Why might that have been important to them? Is this still important to you? Why? |
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κατ’ ὄνομα |
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The phrase **by name** can mean the believers knew each other well enough to know their names, or it might mean they should greet one another individually instead of only as a group. How should those meanings affect the way you interact with other believers? |
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