Passage
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
3 John 1:2 (WEB)
Nearby Context
3 John 1:1 The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
3 John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
3 John 1:3 For I rejoiced greatly, when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.
3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "all things", "beloved", "pray", "prosper", "healthy", "even", "soul", and "prospers". 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 to Gaius the beloved whom..." into verse 3's "For I rejoiced greatly when brothers 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.