9I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
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For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; …
And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. …
And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. …
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-11)I. Here is a very different example and character, an officer, a minister in the church, less generous, catholic, and communicative than the private Christians. Ministers may sometimes be out-shone, out-done. In reference to this minister, we see, 1. His name—a Gentile name: Diotrephes , attended with an unchristian spirit. 2. His temper and spirit—full of pride and ambition: He loves to have the…
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