3 John · Ἰωάννου Γʹ

3 John 1:9

Ἔγραψα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἀλλ' ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν Διοτρεφὴς οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς.
Egrapsa tē ekklēsia· all' o philoprōteyōn aytōn Diotrephēs oyk epidechetai ēmas.
King James Version (KJV)

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

Modern English

I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us.

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