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front:intro gtn1 0 # 3 John Study Questions\n\nAsk yourself these questions as you carefully read this letter, and pray to God that he will open your eyes to see his message clearly.
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1:1 x3em basic,observe ὁ πρεσβύτερος 1 What title did John use to describe himself?
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1:1 d8pa basic,interpret 0 Why do you think John did not believe it was necessary to state his name?
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1:1 v5b9 basic,observe τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ 1 How did John describe Gaius?
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1:1,2,5,11 lk5q advanced,interpret ἀγαπητῷ & ἀγαπητέ & ἀγαπητέ & ἀγαπητέ 1 Why do you think John calls Gaius **Beloved** four times in this letter?
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1:1 sg88 basic,interpret τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ 1 What is the difference between **the beloved** and **whom I love**?
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1:1,3,4,8,12 basic,interpret ἀληθείᾳ & τῇ ἀληθείᾳ & τῇ ἀληθείᾳ & τῇ ἀληθείᾳ & τῆς ἀληθείας 1 Why do you think John refers to **the truth** five times in this short letter?
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1:1 r5x7 advanced,interpret ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ 1 What does it mean to love a fellow believer **in the truth**?
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1:1 lab1 advanced,interpret ἀληθείᾳ 1 What is **the truth** that was guiding John’s love for Gaius?
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1:2 rj9f advanced,interpret εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι 1 In what ways do you think John was praying for God to prosper Gaius?
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1:2 z3yq advanced,interpret καθὼς 1 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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1:2 ww9a basic,apply 0 Would you be satisfied if your physical health was no better than your spiritual health?
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1:2 at5s basic,interpret εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή 1 In what way might a person’s **soul** prosper?
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1:3 h97z basic,observe ἐχάρην & λείαν 1 What caused John to rejoice?
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1:3 m89w basic,observe ἐρχομένων ἀδελφῶν 1 Who was it that came to John with news about Gaius?
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1:3 sxc7 basic,interpret ἀδελφῶν 1 Who were the people whom John called **the brothers**? Why did he use that title?
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1:3 v8bl advanced,interpret σου τῇ ἀληθείᾳ & ἀληθείᾳ περιπατεῖς 1 What is the difference between **devotion to the truth** and **to walk** in it?
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1:4 c7pa basic,observe μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω χαράν 1 What is the cause of John’s greatest joy?
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1:4 dx6p advanced,interpret ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα 1 Why does John refer to Gaius as one of **my children** when Gaius is not John’s son?
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1:3-4 rnp6 advanced,interpret ἐρχομένων ἀδελφῶν & ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα 1 Why is **walking in the truth** so important to John that he repeats it in both verse 3 and verse 4?
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1:4 r2l5 advanced,interpret περιπατοῦντα 1 Here **walking** is a metaphor for the way Gaius lives. Why do you think John chose to use that image?
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1:5 mdc8 advanced,interpret πιστὸν ποιεῖς ὃ, ἐὰν ἐργάσῃ εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς 1 Why does John say Gaius is being **faithful** in what he is **doing for the brothers**?
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1:5 zfp4 advanced,interpret ἀδελφοὺς & ξένους 1 Why is it significant that John calls these men both **brothers** and **strangers**?
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1:5 is3p basic,apply 0 Have you ever met strangers to whom you felt a closeness when you learned they were fellow-believers?
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1:5 b5wy basic,interpret ξένους 1 Why is Gaius working faithfully to help **strangers**?
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1:6 n5ql basic,observe οἳ ἐμαρτύρησάν σου τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐνώπιον ἐκκλησίας 1 To what quality of Gaius have these brothers testified **to the church** where John is located?
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1:6 ki6h basic,interpret οἳ ἐμαρτύρησάν σου τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐνώπιον ἐκκλησίας 1 Why do you think these brothers were reporting to John’s church?
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1:6 f3g1 basic,observe οὓς καλῶς ποιήσεις, προπέμψας ἀξίως τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What good thing can Gaius do for these brothers?
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1:6-7 ux1x basic,interpret οὓς & προπέμψας 1 Were these brothers taking a personal journey, or were they going out to do ministry?
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1:6 yi1f basic,interpret ἀξίως τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 In what way exactly should Gaius send these brothers out **in a manner worthy of God**?
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1:7 u1cq advanced,interpret ὑπὲρ γὰρ τοῦ ὀνόματος ἐξῆλθον, μηδὲν λαμβάνοντες ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνικῶν 1 The word **For** indicates this verse gives the reason why Gaius should help send the brothers on their journey. What is that reason?
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1:7 gnu7 advanced,interpret τοῦ ὀνόματος 1 Whose **Name** is John here referring to? Why is that significant?
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1:7 j96v advanced,interpret μηδὲν λαμβάνοντες ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνικῶν 1 Why do you think these brothers did not received any support from the unbelieving Gentiles?
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1:7 s4bm advanced,interpret μηδὲν λαμβάνοντες ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνικῶν 1 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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1:8 mm2f basic,interpret ἡμεῖς 1 Who is the **we** to whom John addresses this admonition?
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1:8 h7nu basic,apply ἡμεῖς & ὀφείλομεν 1 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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1:8 sz5b basic,interpret συνεργοὶ γινώμεθα 1 In what way are we **fellow workers** by supporting brothers such as these?
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1:9 h38h basic,observe ἔγραψά τι τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ 1 To whom had John previously written about this topic?
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1:9 igg9 basic,interpret ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων 1 Is it a good or bad trait when someone **loves to be first**?
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1:9 hbv6 basic,interpret ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων 1 What does a person who **loves to be first** act like?
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1:9 gqv3 advanced,interpret Διοτρέφης 1 What can we tell about the role of **Diotrephes** in the church that Gaius attended?
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1:9 r15v advanced,interpret οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς 1 What might John have referred to when he said Diotrephes **will not accept our instruction**?
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1:10 wzy3 basic,observe ἐὰν ἔλθω 1 Where did John plan to go?
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1:10 rn72 basic,interpret ὑπομνήσω αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα, ἃ ποιεῖ, λόγοις πονηροῖς φλυαρῶν ἡμᾶς 1 To whom will John **call attention to** Diotrephes’ **malicious slander**?
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1:10 szu6 basic,interpret λόγοις πονηροῖς 1 What motive might Diotrephes have to speak **malicious slander** against the Apostle John?
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1:10 wk7u basic,observe οὔτε αὐτὸς ἐπιδέχεται τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς 1 What is Diotrephes doing that caused John to say Diotrephes **refuses to welcome the brothers**?
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1:10 uvc1 basic,observe τοὺς βουλομένους κωλύει 1 How does Diotrephes stop other believers in his church from receiving the brothers who have gone out from John?
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1:10 c7hp basic,interpret ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἐκβάλλει 1 What does it mean to put someone **out of the church**?
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1:10 dxr6 advanced,interpret 0 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 regions. Why is John so concerned about this?
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1:11 gw8y basic,observe μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν 1 What is the specific **evil** thing that John does not want Gaius to imitate?
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1:11 ddr2 basic,observe τὸ ἀγαθόν 1 What is the specific **good** thing that John does want Gaius to imitate?
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1:11 ly68 basic,interpret ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν 1 According to John’s instructions in this letter, who is **The one who does good**?
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1:11 k9xu basic,interpret ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν 1 What does it mean to be **of God**?
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1:11 x2wl basic,interpret ὁ κακοποιῶν 1 According to John’s instructions in this letter, who is **the one who does evil**?
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1:11 r14e advanced,interpret οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν Θεόν 1 Although Diotrephes has authority in Gaius’ church, what does this verse say about his true spiritual condition?
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1:11 u971 advanced,interpret 0 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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1:12 fvv6 basic,observe Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται ὑπὸ πάντων 1 John introduces a new person named **Demetrius**. Is he a good or a bad person? How do you know?
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1:12 ec9q basic,observe Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται 1 In this verse, who, and what, does John say bears witness to **Demetrius**?
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1:12 tlv5 basic,interpret ὑπὸ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας 1 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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1:12 n8ac basic,interpret καὶ ἡμεῖς & μαρτυροῦμεν 1 Who is the **we** to whom John is referring when he says **we testify**
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1:12 a8pm basic,interpret οἶδας ὅτι ἡ μαρτυρία ἡμῶν ἀληθής ἐστιν 1 Why should Gaius believe that John’s **testimony** is **true**?
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1:13 dv6h basic,interpret οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράφειν 1 Why might John prefer not to tell Gaius the additional things via a letter?
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1:13 e9pj basic,interpret διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου 1 John uses **pen and ink** to refer to a written message. What other means might we use to send a message to someone today?
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1:14 v89u basic,observe ἐλπίζω δὲ εὐθέως σε ἰδεῖν 1 Why was it unnecessary for John to write everything to Gaius in a letter?
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1:14 jb2g basic,interpret στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλήσομεν 1 In what circumstances might it be much better to speak to a person directly instead of writing them a letter?
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1:14 pil3 basic,interpret στόμα πρὸς στόμα 1 Here **face to face** 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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