3 John 1:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁹ I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have first place among them,  does not receive our authority.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ I have written briefly to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to take the lead among them and put himself first, does not acknowledge my authority and refuses to accept my suggestions or to listen to me.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

Common English Bible

⁹ I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, doesn’t welcome us.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ As it happens, I had written to the church. But Diotrephes, who loves to bear the highest rank among them, would not accept us.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ I had written perhaps to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the pre-eminence among them, doth not receive us.

3 John 1:9 Tagairtí Cros

Matthew 7:8

For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds,   and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Mark 9:34

But they were silent,  because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest.

Mark 9:37

‘Whoever welcomes   one little child such as this in my name   welcomes me. And whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but him who sent   me.’

Luke 9:48

He told them, ‘Whoever welcomes   this little child in my name welcomes me. And whoever welcomes me welcomes him who sent me.   For whoever is least among you #– #this one is great.’

Romans 12:10

Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters.  Take the lead in honouring one another.

Colossians 1:18

He is also the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything.

2 John 1:9

Anyone who does not remain in Christ’s teaching  but goes beyond it does not have God.  The one who remains  in that teaching, this one has both the Father  and the Son.

3 John 1:8

Therefore, we ought to support such people so that we can be co-workers with the truth.