Nobody said anything because they’d been arguing on the way about which one of them was the greatest.
I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be the first in everything, wouldn’t acknowledge me.
“Unrefined salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves to preserve your peace with each other.”
Don’t act like dictators towards those who are under your care. Instead, be good examples to the flock.
Love one another deeply. Honor one another more than yourselves.
The disciples talked this over among themselves and decided, “He must be saying this because we didn’t bring any bread.”