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 The first verse is a type of greeting. Many letters in the Ancient Near East began in the same way. John the Elder said that he wrote this letter John also said that he wrote it to his friend Gaius.
 
-See: Ancient Near East
+See: [Ancient Near East](../articles/ancientneareast.md)
 
 ### When John wrote, “whom I love in truth,” what did he want to say?
 
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 1.  In verse 1, John talked about someone loving someone else “in truth.” The truly, greatly, or really love someone, that is, they love someone as much as they can.  
 
-1.  In vers(1)e 2, John talked about some who “truly” loves God, that is, they obey God. They “walk in truth.” They live in the way that Jesus wanted them to live.
+1.  In verse 2, John talked about some who “truly” loves God, that is, they obey God. They “walk in truth.” They live in the way that Jesus wanted them to live.
 
 1.  John also said that Jesus was the “truth” (see: John 14:6). He may speak about Jesus in the same way in this letter.  
 
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 Hospitality is showing kindness to visitors, strangers, or those in need. Hospitality was very important to the Jewish people and others living in the Ancient Near East (see: 2 John 1:10-11). John asks his readers to show hospitality to Christians, but not to false teachers.  
 
-See: Ancient Near East; Hospitable (Hospitality)  
+See: [Ancient Near East](../articles/ancientneareast.md); [Hospitable (Hospitality)](../articles/hospitable.md)  
 
 ### How should Christians support a ministry?
 
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 Some scholars think that these church leaders should not to accept money from Gentiles, that is, from people who were not Christians. Other scholars think John talked about church leaders not taking money from the non-Christians who they were trying to get to believe in Jesus. They think that John reject this because many other religious teachers did this in the Ancient Near East.
 
-See: Ancient Near East
+See:[Ancient Near East](../articles/ancientneareast.md)
 
 ## 1:9-10
 
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 These verses could be a metaphor showing that Diotrephes did not have humility. He was a leader in Gaius’ church, but Diotrephes was not a good leader. Diotrephes may have wanted to be seen as the greatest person and tried to force others to do what he wanted done in the church. This was not a not a way to honor God. John wrote that Diotrephes needed to be corrected. He did not accept what John and the apostles taught. Diotrephes have spoken against them. Perhaps he taught that God did not give the apostles permission to teach others. Because of this, Diotrephes rejected God.
 
-See: Apostle
+See:[Apostle](../articles/apostle.md)
 
 ## 1:11-12
 
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 **Advice to translators**: Different cultures may have different ways to describe removing someone removing people from the church. Some now call this “excommunication.”
 
-Did Christians remove other Christians from the church?
+### Did Christians remove other Christians from the church?
 
 In some situations, Christians can be “removed, throw out, or taken out (ἐκβάλλω/g1544)” of the church (see: #xr-mat18). Diotrephes removed Christians from the church, but his actions were wrong. He did follow the things that the apostles taught when he did this. He removed the people who did not agree with him. 
 
 Diotrephes may have been the leader of more than one church. As a church leader, he could remove or punish members when they did things that did not honor God. This is called “church discipline.” This is a way for church leaders to help Christians by correcting them or punishing so that they begin to do the right things. If they do not begin to do the right things, then the church leaders may remove them from the church.
 
-See: Church discipline 
+See:[Church Discipline](../articles/churchdiscipline.md) 
 
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-Does everyone who does good things belong to God?
+### Does everyone who does good things belong to God?
 
 John often talked about belonging to God. Some scholars think that verse 11 is about those who do good things and the things that God wants them to do. When someone does the wrong thing or something that God does not want them to do, John said that they are “of the world” and “of the devil.” Those who do not want to do evil things do not belong to God. However, John taught that if Christians decide to do what God wants, they belonged to God. 
 
 While John tried to help Christians, he may have also been insulting Diotrephes.
 Perhaps this verse may be talking about Diotrephes and what he did. If this is true, then John said Diotrephes was evil and he did not think that Diotrephes was a Christian. This is because Christians do good things because they love God and do the things that God wants them to do. People who are not Christians do things for the wrong reasons.
 
-1:13-15
+## 1:13-15
 
-What is the last verse about?
+### What is the last verse about?
 
 Verse 15 is end of John’s letter. This was a common way of ending a letter in the ancient Near East. It was a personal greeting and closing. John wanted to visit the church soon so the letter was not long.
 
-Why does John use the word “friend”? 
+### Why does John use the word “friend”? 
 
 Some scholars think John spoke about Christians when he said “friends.” They think that Christians called each other friends. Perhaps this was because Jesus died for his friends (see: John 15:13). Other scholars think John was speaking about the friends of Gaius. Perhaps he greeted Gaius’ friends.
 
 See: John 15:14-15
 
 
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-The Meaning of Greek Words
+## The Meaning of Greek Words
 
 g1544 (ἐκβάλλω)
 To remove, toG throw out, to force someone to leave a group of people
 When someone is ἐκβάλλω from a group of people, they are removed from the group of people and they are not allowed to return. This word is used when speaking about the church. 
-g4245 (πρεσβύτερος)
 
+g4245 (πρεσβύτερος)
 An elder, that is, someone who is old. Often, a πρεσβύτερος was an old man.
 A title given to a leader in the church, a πρεσβύτερος was a mature Christian, that is, a Christian who honored God.