3 John
3 John 1:9
9I have written to the church about this,a but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
Footnotes
- a 1:9 Literally I have written something to the church
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have written | Ἔγραψά | Egrapsa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1125 I write |
| to the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| church | ἐκκλησίᾳ | ekklēsia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1577 an assembly, congregation, church |
| but | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| Diotrephes | Διοτρεφὴς | Diotrephēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1361 Diotrephes |
| who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| loves to be first | φιλοπρωτεύων | philoprōteuōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5383 I desire preeminence |
| will not accept | ἐπιδέχεται | epidechetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1926 I accept, admit, welcome |
| our | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Titus 1:7–16 · Luke 22:24–27 · Matthew 23:4–8 · Luke 9:48 · Matthew 10:40–42 · Mark 9:34 · Philippians 2:3–5 · Romans 12:10 · Mark 9:37 · Mark 10:35–45 · 3 John 1:8 · Matthew 20:20–28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.