I wrotesomethingto the church;but Diotrephes,who loves to be firstamong them, does not acceptwhat we say.
and saidto them, "Whoeverreceivesthischildin My namereceivesMe, and whoeverreceivesMe receivesHim who sentMe; for the onewho is leastamongallof you, thisis the one who is great."
But they kept silent,for on the waythey had discussedwith one anotherwhich[of them was] the greatest.
Thereforewe oughtto supportsuch men,sothat we may be fellow workerswith the truth.
[Be] devotedto oneanotherin brotherly love;give preferenceto one anotherin honor;
"Whoeverreceivesonechildlike thisin My namereceivesMe; and whoeverreceivesMe does not receiveMe, but Him who sentMe."
"For everyonewho asksreceives,and he who seeksfinds,and to him who knocksit will be opened.
He is alsoheadof the body,the church;and He is the beginning,the firstbornfrom the dead,sothat He Himselfwill cometo have first placein everything.
Anyonewho goes too farand does not abidein the teachingof Christ,does not haveGod;the one who abidesin the teaching,he hasboththe Fatherand the Son.