Passage
Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
3 John 1:2 (ASV)
Nearby Context
3 John 1:1 The elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
3 John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
3 John 1:3 For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bare witness unto thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth.
3 John 1:4 Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "all things", "beloved", "pray", "thou", "mayest", "prosper", "health", and "even". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "beloved", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 1's "The elder unto Gaius the beloved whom..." into verse 3's "For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came...", so "all things" and "beloved" belong inside that flow. In 3 John context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "beloved" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.