3 John 1:9

New King James Version

I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us.

Cross References

Luke 9:48

and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all will be great.”

Mark 9:34

But they kept silent, for on the road they had disputed among themselves who would be the greatest.

3 John 1:8

We therefore ought to receive such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth.

Romans 12:10

Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;

Mark 9:37

“Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.”

Matthew 7:8

For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

Colossians 1:18

And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

2 John 1:9

Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son.