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3 John 1:9-15

9 I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to ¹be first among them, does not accept ^[a]what we say.

10 For this reason, ²if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not ³receive the ⁴brethren, either, and he forbids those who desire to do so and ⁵puts them out of the church.

11 Beloved, ⁶do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. ⁷The one who does good is of God; ⁸the one who does evil has not seen God.

12 Demetrius ⁹has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself; and we add our testimony, and ¹⁰you know that our testimony is true.

13 ¹¹I had many things to write to you, but I am not willing to write them to you with pen and ink;

14 but I hope to see you shortly, and we will speak face to face.

15 ¹²Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends ¹³by name.

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Cross References 13

1. 2 John 9
2. 2 John 12
3. 2 John 10; 3 John 5
4. Acts 1:15; Galatians 6:10; 3 John 3, 5
5. John 9:34
6. Psalms 34:14; Psalms 37:27
7. 1 John 2:29; 1 John 3:10
8. 1 John 3:6
9. Acts 6:3; 1 Timothy 3:7
10. John 19:35; John 21:24
11. 2 John 12
12. John 20:19, 21, 26; Ephesians 6:23; 1 Peter 5:14
13. John 10:3

Footnotes 1

[a]. Lit "us"

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