Good News TranslationI wrote a short letter to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to be their leader, will not pay any attention to what I say.
New Revised Standard Version
I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority.
Contemporary English Version
I wrote to the church. But Diotrephes likes to be the number-one leader, and he won't pay any attention to us.
New American Bible
I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to dominate, does not acknowledge us.
Douay-Rheims Bible
I had written perhaps to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, doth not receive us.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I had written perhaps to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, doth not receive us.
who loveth.
Matthew 20:20-28 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, adoring and asking something of him. . . .
Matthew 23:4-8 For they bind heavy and insupportable burdens and lay them on men's shoulders: but with a finger of their own they will not move them. . . .
Mark 9:34 But they held their peace, for in the way they had disputed among themselves, which of them should be the greatest.
Mark 10:35-45 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying: Master, we desire that whatsoever we shall ask, thou wouldst do it for us. . . .
Luke 22:24-27 And there was also a strife amongst them, which of them should seem to be the greater. . . .
Romans 12:10 Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood: with honour preventing one another.
Philippians 2:3-5 Let nothing be done through contention: neither by vain glory. But in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves: . . .
Titus 1:7-16 For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, nor given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre: . . .
receiveth.
3 John 1:8 We therefore ought to receive such: that we may be fellow helpers of the truth.
Matthew 10:40-42 He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. . . .
Mark 9:37 Whosoever shall receive one such child as this in my name receiveth me. And whosoever shall receive me receiveth not me but him that sent me.
Luke 9:48 And said to them: Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me; and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me. For he that is the lesser among you all, he is the greater.
