3 John 1:9
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.”
ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
γράφω
I have written
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γράφω
To write, to record. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.
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φιλοπρωτεύω
loving to be first
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φιλοπρωτεύω
to be fond of being first, i.e. ambitious of distinction
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Διοτρεφής
Diotrephes
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Διοτρεφής
Jove-nourished; Diotrephes, an opponent of Christianity
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ἐπιδέχομαι
welcomes
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ἐπιδέχομαι
to admit (as a guest or (figuratively) teacher)
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τὶς
something
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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