3 John 1:9
Text Analysis
Strong'sGreekEnglishMorphology
1125 [e]Ἔγραψά
Egrapsa
I have writtenV-AIA-1S
5100 [e]τι
ti
somethingIPro-ANS
3588 [e]τῇ
to theArt-DFS
1577 [e]ἐκκλησίᾳ·
ekklēsia
church;N-DFS
235 [e]ἀλλ’
all’
butConj
3588 [e]
ho
the [one]Art-NMS
5383 [e]φιλοπρωτεύων
philoprōteuōn
loving to be firstV-PPA-NMS
846 [e]αὐτῶν
autōn
among them,PPro-GM3P
1361 [e]Διοτρεφὴς
Diotrephēs
Diotrephes,N-NMS
3756 [e]οὐκ
ouk
notAdv
1926 [e]ἐπιδέχεται
epidechetai
welcomesV-PIM/P-3S
1473 [e]ἡμᾶς.
hēmas
us.PPro-A1P





















Greek Texts
ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:9 Greek NT: Nestle 1904
Ἔγραψά τι τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἀλλ’ ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν Διοτρεφὴς οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς.

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:9 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881
Ἔγραψά τι τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἀλλ' ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν Διοτρέφης οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς.

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:9 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]
Ἔγραψά τι τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἀλλ' ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν Διοτρέφης οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς.

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:9 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
Ἔγραψα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἀλλ’ ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν Διοτρεφὴς οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς.

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:9 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
Ἔγραψα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἀλλ’ ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν Διοτρεφὴς οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς.

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:9 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition
γράφω τὶς ὁ ἐκκλησία ἀλλά ὁ φιλοπρωτεύω αὐτός Διοτρέφης οὐ ἐπιδέχομαι ἡμᾶς

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:9 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
Ἔγραψά τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἀλλ’ ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν Διοτρέφης οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς.

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:9 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
Ἔγραψά τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἀλλ' ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν Διοτρέφης οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς

3 John 1:9 Hebrew Bible
אני כתבתי אל הקהלה אך דיוטריפס המתאוה להיות עליהם לראש איננו מקבל אתנו׃

3 John 1:9 Aramaic NT: Peshitta
ܒܥܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܪܚܡ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܝܘܛܪܦܝܤ ܠܐ ܡܩܒܠ ܠܢ ܀

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have first place among them, does not receive us.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

who loveth. [Ho Philoproteuon] 'who loveth the presidency,' or chief place, doubtless in the church, of which Diotrephes was most probably an officer; and being one, magnified himself in his office: he loved such pre-eminence, and behaved haughtily in it.

Matthew 20:20-28 Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping …

Matthew 23:4-8 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them …

Mark 9:34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among …

Mark 10:35-45 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying, Master, …

Luke 22:24-27 And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted …

Romans 12:10 Be kindly affectionate one to another with brotherly love; in honor …

Philippians 2:3-5 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness …

Titus 1:7-16 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, …

receiveth. See on ver.

3 John 1:8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellow helpers …

Matthew 10:40-42 He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives …

Mark 9:37 Whoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receives me: …

Luke 9:48 And said to them, Whoever shall receive this child in my name receives …

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