(who have witnessed of thy love before the assembly,) in setting forward whom on their journey worthily of God, thou wilt do well;

I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, receives us not.

For this reason, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he does, babbling against us with wicked words; and not content with these, neither does he himself receive the brethren; and those who would he prevents, and casts them out of the assembly.