"Woeto you Pharisees!For you lovethe chief seatsin the synagoguesand the respectful greetingsin the market places.
"Bewareof the scribes,who liketo walk aroundin long robes,and loverespectful greetingsin the market places,and chief seatsin the synagoguesand places of honorat banquets,
I wrotesomethingto the church;but Diotrephes,who loves to be firstamong them, does not acceptwhat we say.
Do nothingfrom selfishnessorempty conceit,but with humility of mindregardone anotheras more importantthan yourselves;
[Be] devotedto oneanotherin brotherly love;give preferenceto one anotherin honor;
Pride[goes] beforedestruction,And a haughtyspiritbeforestumbling.
"But to whatshall I comparethisgeneration?It is likechildrensittingin the market places,whocallout to the other[children],
