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I wrotesomething to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to 1be first among them, does not accept[a]what we say.
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For thisreason, 2if I come, I will callattention to his deedswhich he does, unjustlyaccusing us with wickedwords; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not 3receive the 4brethren, either, and he forbidsthose who desire to do so and 5puts them out of the church.