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The '''Third Epistle of John''' or '''III John''', usually referred to as '''3 John''', is a book of the [[New Testament]], written by [[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.

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.

This book, 3 John, is also the only work attributed to the [[Apostle John]] which uses the term "[[Gentiles]]" and in an odd way ("accepting nothing from the Gentiles"<ref>[[ESV]]</ref>).  In addition, there is no reference to "[[eternal life]]" in this book, which John references repeatedly in the [[Gospel of John]] and [[1 John]].

This book, 3 John, is also the only work attributed to the [[Apostle John]] which uses the term "[[Gentiles]]" and in an odd way ("accepting nothing from the Gentiles"<ref>[[ESV]]</ref>).  In addition, there is no reference to "[[eternal life]]" in this book, which John references repeatedly in the [[Gospel of John]] and [[1 John]].