3 John 1:9

I had written peradventure to the church, but this Diotrephes, that loveth to bear primacy, [or (the) chief places], in them, receiveth not us. (I had written to the church, but this Diotrephes, who loveth to be in the lead, or to take the chief place among them, would not receive us, or did not welcome us.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8Therefore we owe to receive such, that we be even-workers of (the) truth. (And so we all ought to receive such men, so that we be fellow workers, or do our share of the work, in spreading the truth.)

10For this thing, if I shall come, I shall admonish his works, which he doeth, chiding [or chattering] against us with evil words. And as if these things suffice not to him, neither he receiveth brethren, and forbiddeth them that receive, and putteth out of the church (or And as if this did not suffice for him, he would not receive the brothers, and forbade those who had wanted to receive them, and even put them out of the church).

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Cross References

Matthew 20:20Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, honouring [or worshipping], and asking something of him.

Mark 9:34And they were still; for they disputed among them [selves] in the way, who of them should be [the] greatest. (And they were silent; for they had argued among themselves on the way, who of them was the greatest.)

Mark 10:35And James and John, Zebedee’s sons, came to him, and said, Master, we will, that whatever we ask, thou do to us. (And James and John, Zebedee’s sons, came to him, and said, Teacher, we desire, or we want, that whatever we ask, thou do for us.)

Luke 22:24And strife was made among them, which of them should be seen to be (the) greatest.

Philippians 2:3nothing [doing] by strife, neither by vain glory, but in meekness, deeming each other to be higher [in virtue] than himself; (doing nothing by contention, nor by conceit, but in humility, judging others to be of greater virtue than thyself;)

3 John 1:8Therefore we owe to receive such, that we be even-workers of (the) truth. (And so we all ought to receive such men, so that we be fellow workers, or do our share of the work, in spreading the truth.)

Matthew Henry on 3 John 1:4-9

The Character of Gaius. ( a. d. 90.) 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; 6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: 7 Because that for his name's sake they went… Read the whole commentary →

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