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I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.

Chapter Outline

1. He commends Gaius for his piety,
5. and hospitality,
7. to true preachers;
9. complaining of the unkind dealing of ambitious Diotrephes on the contrary side;
11. whose evil example is not to be followed;
12. and gives special testimony to the good report of Demetrius.

Timeline

94 AD

John Writes his Third Letter

People

Demetrius, Diotrephes, Gaius, John

Places

Topics

Accept, Acknowledge, Assembly, Authority, Church, Desire, Diotrephes, Diot'rephes, Doesn't, Letter, Likes, Listen, Loves, Loveth, Loving, Nothing, Preeminence, Pre-eminence, Receive, Receives, Receiveth, Refuses, Somewhat, Written, Wrote

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Parallel Verses

NASB: I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say.

KJV: I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

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