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I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, the one loving to be first among them, does not welcome us.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
I have written To write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures). V-AIA-1S H1125 Ἔγραψα egrapsa
something Any one, someone, a certain one or thing. IPro-ANS H5100 τι ti
church; An assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers. N-DFS H1577 ἐκκλησίᾳ ekklēsia
Diotrephes, Diotrephes. N-NMS H1361 Διοτρέφης diotrephēs
loving to be first To love the chief place, desire preeminence. V-PPA-NMS H5383 φιλοπρωτεύων philoprōteuōn
does not welcome To accept, admit, welcome. V-PIM/P-3S H1926 ἐπιδέχεται epidechetai
us. I, the first-person pronoun. PPro-A1P H1473    

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Berean Bible I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, the one loving to be first among them, does not welcome us.
King James Bible I have written something to wrote unto the church; church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the one loving to be first preeminence among them, does not welcome us.receiveth us not.
Hebrew Greek English I have written wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, the one loving who loves to be first among them, does not welcome us.accept what we say.
New American Standard Bible 1995 I have written wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, the one loving who loves to be first among them, does not welcome us.accept what we say.