3 John 1:10

Words and speech Pride Fellowship and the church

⁸ We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.

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

Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

¹¹ Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

¹² Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.
KJV: Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
WEB: Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, he doesn’t receive the brothers himself, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly.
ASV: Therefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he doeth, prating against us with wicked words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and them that would he forbiddeth and casteth [them] out of the church.
DARBY: For this reason, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he does, babbling against us with wicked words; and not content with these, neither does he himself receive the brethren; and those who would he prevents, and casts [them] out of the assembly.
BLB: Because of this, if I should come, I will bring to remembrance his works that he is doing, prattling against us with evil words; and not being satisfied with these, neither does he welcome the brothers himself, and he forbids those intending, and he casts [them] out of the church.

ÅB: Derfor vil jeg, når jeg kommer, minne om de gjerninger som han gjør, idet han baktaler oss med onde ord; og ikke tilfreds med dette tar han ikke selv imot brødrene, og dem som vil det, hindrer han og støter dem ut av menigheten.
OTB: Av denne grunn, hvis jeg kommer, vil jeg ta opp det han gjør, sprer ondsinnet sladder om oss; og ikke fornøyd med det, nekter han å ta imot brødrene, og han stopper også dem som vil gjøre det og kaster dem ut av menigheten.
B1930: Derfor vil jeg, når jeg kommer, minne om de gjerninger som han gjør, idet han baktaler oss med onde ord; og ikke tilfreds med dette tar han ikke selv imot brødrene, og dem som vil det, hindrer han og støter dem ut av menigheten.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 66:5
Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
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Proverbs 10:10
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
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Proverbs 10:8
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
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Luke 6:22
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
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2 Corinthians 13:2
I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:
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John 9:22
These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
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3 John 1:5
Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
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1 Corinthians 5:1–5
It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.
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