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description: "The Apostle’s Joy 3 John 1:1-14   Again we meet the words  love and  truth . Transparency of speech and life is an essential condition of soul health."
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The Apostle’s Joy
[3 John 1:1-14](../../../kjv/3-john/1/1-14)
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Again we meet the words *love* and *truth* . Transparency of speech and life is an essential condition of soul health. It would not be desirable to express the wish of [3 John 1:2](../../../kjv/3-john/1/2) to all our friends, because if their bodies were to correspond to the condition of their souls, they would suddenly fall into ill-health. In the old legend mirrors were blurred with mist when any approached who were out of harmony with truth, [3 John 1:4](../../../kjv/3-john/1/4) .
The Christian must always act worthily of God, especially toward strangers, [3 John 1:5-6](../../../kjv/3-john/1/5-6) . “For the sake of the Name,” [3 John 1:7](../../../kjv/3-john/1/7) , r.v.-as children we must maintain the family honor. Such hospitality makes us fellow-workers with the truth. There is a Boanergic touch in [3 John 1:10](../../../kjv/3-john/1/10) . The threefold witness to Demetrius should stir our desire to emulate his character. What will it not be when the dimness of earthly converse is exchanged for the face-to-face intercourse of eternity! [3 John 1:14](../../../kjv/3-john/1/14) .

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