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3 John 1:9

3 John 1:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

who loveth: Ο φιλοπρωτευων: "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, Matthew 23:4-8; Mark 9:34, Mark 10:35-45; Luke 22:24-27; Romans 12:10; Philippians 2:3-5; Titus 1:7-16

receiveth: 3 John 1:8; Matthew 10:40-42; Mark 9:37; Luke 9:48

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