Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Diotrephes Is Not Accepting Us. Beloved, Imitate The One Doing Good
9 I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, the one loving-to-be-first[a] among them, is not accepting[b] us. 10 For this reason, if I come I will call-to-mind[c] his deeds which he is doing— talking-nonsense-about[d] us with malicious words. And not being content with these things, neither is he himself accepting the brothers. And he is forbidding and putting-out[e] of the church the ones wanting to do so. 11 Beloved, do not be imitating the evil, but the good. The one doing-good is from God. The one doing-evil has not seen God.
Demetrius Is Attested By Everyone
12 With regard to Demetrius, he has been attested by everyone, and by the truth itself. And we also are testifying, and you know that our testimony is true.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing