Outline
1. A Greeting from the Elder ( 1:1–4 )
2. Gaius Commended for Hospitality: Love One Another ( 1:5–8 )
3. Diotrephes and Demetrius: Beware Deceivers ( 1:9–11 )
a. Diotrephes the Slanderer ( 1:9–11 )
b. Demetrius the True ( 1:12 )
4. Conclusion ( 1:13–14 )