Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
I rejoiced greatly (exarhn lian). As in II John 1:4; Philippians 4:10, not epistolary aorist, but reference to his emotions at the good tidings about Gaius.
When brethren came (erxomenwn adelfwn). Genitive absolute with present middle participle of erxomai, and so with marturountwn (bare witness, present active participle of marturew). Present participle here denotes repetition, from time to time.
To the truth (th alhqeiai). Dative case. "As always in the Johannine writings, 'truth' covers every sphere of life, moral, intellectual, spiritual" (Brooke).
Even as thou walkest in truth (kaqwv su en alhqeiai peripateiv). "Thou" in contrast to Diotrephes (verse III John 1:9) and others like him. On peripatew see I John 1:6 and on en alhqeiai see II John 1:4.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 3 John 1:3:
Acts 15:14
2 John 1:4
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