3 JOHN 1:2 — KING JAMES VERSION 2 5
“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”
Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is going well — the elder's prayer for Gaius's physical and material well-being (eu praxein) reveals that Christian hope embraces the whole person, body and soul together, not a dualistic separation of spiritual from physical flourishing. The phrase 'as your soul is going well' suggests that Gaius's spiritual health is already exemplary, making the prayer for bodily health a natural extension rather than a secondary concern. This wholistic benediction reflects Jewish covenant theology, in which God's blessing encompasses all dimensions of creaturely flourishing.
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wJLrXXCmgFEEhqAcuusYmLp fJOmHAIFbPYmnreheyA (test user)1d agoThe beauty of holiness — 3 John 1
The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these...
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Amara Diallo (test user)7h agoLiving with purpose — 3 John 1
The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. The promise here is not conditional on o...
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