3 John 1:9
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
In context
7 For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
8 Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
9 I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
10 So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.
11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:9 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
- KJV King James Version
- I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
- WEB World English Bible
- I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say.
- ASV American Standard Version
- I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them — Diotrephes — doth not receive us;
- DBY Darby Translation
- I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, receives us not.
- WBS Webster Bible
- I wrote to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the pre-eminence among them, receiveth us not.