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[[File:Apostle-John.jpg|right|thumbnail|201px|Stain glass depiction of [[Saint John|John the Apostle]].]]
The '''Third Epistle of John''' or '''III John''', usually referred to as '''3 John''', is a book of the [[New Testament]], written by [[Saint John|Apostle John]] to his friend Gaius. It is the shortest book in the Bible, having only 14 verses and totaling only 219 words.<ref>[https://deanebarker.net/other/bible/ word length of each book in the Bible]. ''The Holy Word Church of God''.</ref> This is the only [[New Testament]] book that does not mention "[[Jesus]]" or "[[Christ]]", even though the [[Apostle John]] used both terms repeatedly in all his known works.

John wrote this book to:
*Greeting for Gaius.
*Thank Gaius for his good work.
*Tell that Diotrephes was acting badly due to his inhospitality.
*Tell all Christians to act with goodness.