“How horrible it will be for you Pharisees! You love to sit in the front seats in the synagogues and to be greeted in the marketplaces.
Pride precedes a disaster, and an arrogant attitude precedes a fall.
“How can I describe the people who are living now? They are like children who sit in the marketplaces and shout to other children,
“Beware of the experts in Moses’ Teachings! They like to walk around in long robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces, to have the front seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at dinners.
Be devoted to each other like a loving family. Excel in showing respect for each other.
Don’t act out of selfish ambition or be conceited. Instead, humbly think of others as being better than yourselves.
I wrote a letter to the congregation. But Diotrephes, who loves to be in charge, won’t accept us.