and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say.

So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, gossiping against us with evil words. And not satisfied with that, he refuses himself to welcome the brethren, and also stops those who want to welcome them and puts them out of the church.