3rd John 1:9
I had written peradventure to the church, but this Diotrephes, that loveth to bear primacy, or chief places, in them, receiveth not us.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- ΔιοτρεφήςDiotrephḗsJove-nourished; Diotrephes, an opponent of Christianity
- φιλοπρωτεύωphiloprōteúōto be fond of being first, i.e. ambitious of distinction
- ἐπιδέχομαιepidéchomaito admit (as a guest or (figuratively) teacher)
- ἐκκλησίαekklēsíaa calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (J
- ἡμᾶςhēmâsus
- γράφωgráphōto "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
- ὁhothe (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- ἀλλάalláproperly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
+2 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Tit 1:7–16, Luk 22:24–27, Luk 9:48, Mat 23:4–8, Mrk 9:34, Mat 10:40–42, Php 2:3–5, Rom 12:10