3 John
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3 John is a brief New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, addressing issues of hospitality, authority, and support for traveling Christian workers within the early church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 3 John canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1237668 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 3 John Context triple: [Roman Catholic biblical canon, includesBook, 3 John]
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A.
John Jones
John Jones is an alias used by British civil servant and notorious insurance fraudster John Darwin, who faked his own death in a canoeing accident.
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B.
John the Forerunner
John the Forerunner is a major prophetic figure in Christianity, revered as the herald who prepared the way for Jesus Christ through his preaching of repentance and practice of baptism.
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C.
Jones
Jones is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as entertainment, sports, politics, and science.
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D.
Joe
Joe is the given name of Joe Nickell, an American investigator and author known for his work examining alleged paranormal and mysterious phenomena.
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E.
Jonathan
Jonathan is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "Yahweh has given."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 3 John Target entity description: 3 John is a brief New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, addressing issues of hospitality, authority, and support for traveling Christian workers within the early church.
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A.
John Jones
John Jones is an alias used by British civil servant and notorious insurance fraudster John Darwin, who faked his own death in a canoeing accident.
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B.
John the Forerunner
John the Forerunner is a major prophetic figure in Christianity, revered as the herald who prepared the way for Jesus Christ through his preaching of repentance and practice of baptism.
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C.
Jones
Jones is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as entertainment, sports, politics, and science.
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D.
Joe
Joe is the given name of Joe Nickell, an American investigator and author known for his work examining alleged paranormal and mysterious phenomena.
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E.
Jonathan
Jonathan is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "Yahweh has given."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic epistle
ⓘ
New Testament epistle ⓘ biblical text ⓘ book of the Bible ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Gaius ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
rejection of certain believers by local leadership
ⓘ
treatment of itinerant missionaries ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in most Christian traditions
ⓘ
part of the Catholic canon ⓘ part of the Eastern Orthodox canon ⓘ part of the Protestant canon ⓘ |
| closingFeature | personal greetings ⓘ |
| commends |
Demetrius
ⓘ
surface form:
Demetrius for good testimony
Gaius for hospitality ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Diotrephes
ⓘ
surface form:
Diotrephes for rejecting apostolic authority
|
| dateOfComposition | late first century CE (traditional scholarly estimate) ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
love within the Christian community
ⓘ
walking in the truth ⓘ |
| encourages | walking in the truth as a cause of joy for church leaders ⓘ |
| exhorts | believers to support fellow workers for the truth ⓘ |
| follows | 2 John ⓘ |
| genre | epistle ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| length | one chapter ⓘ |
| literaryForm | personal letter ⓘ |
| mentions |
Demetrius
ⓘ
Diotrephes ⓘ |
| openingWords | The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Bible
New Testament ⓘ |
| positionInBible | among the General Epistles ⓘ |
| precedes | Jude ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
Christian hospitality
ⓘ
church authority ⓘ faithfulness to the truth ⓘ support for traveling Christian workers ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
1 John
ⓘ
2 John ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
cooperation in mission
ⓘ
imitation of what is good ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo |
Apostle John
ⓘ
Apostle John ⓘ
surface form:
John the Evangelist
|
| verseCount | 15 verses (in most modern versifications) ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst | imitating evil ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 3 John Description of subject: 3 John is a brief New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, addressing issues of hospitality, authority, and support for traveling Christian workers within the early church.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.