The First Century Tyrant. 3 John 9-12. diotrephes di-ot'-re-fez (Diotrephes): A person mentioned in 3 John 1:9,10 as contentiously resisting the writer's authority and forbidding others from exercising the … His name was Diotrephes b. 2 Beloved, I myself make it a habit of praying that you would be prospered with regards to all things as well as that you would be in good health just as your soul prospers. It was transcribed from the twenty third recording in his '1, 2 and 3 John' series, entitled "Demetrius - The Man Who Was Honoured In God's Work" - Transcribed by Preach The Word. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church” (3 … 3 John 9-10 New King James Version (NKJV) Diotrephes and Demetrius. 9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. The man who does good is God's man, but the man who does evil does not know God at all. By contrast, Diotrephes serves as an exam ple that ought not to be imitated. 29.2 THE INHOSPITALITY OF DIOTREPHES CONTRASTED. "Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. This is part 22 of a verse-by-verse Bible Study Series in John's 1st, 2nd and 3rd epistles. This is part 22 of a verse-by-verse Bible Study Series in John's 1st, 2nd and 3rd epistles. 10 Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating [] against us with malicious words. Question: "Who was Demetrius in the Bible?" The epistle provides only the barest of hints about who Diotrephes was and what he was doing. This video is unavailable. (III John 11) III. All three personas that fit into the fifteen verses of Third John are unique, and at times, contradictory. A. I John . i. John did not excommunicate Diotrephes, though as an apostle he had the authority to do so. 3 It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it. John outlines his general purposes for the epistle. John had a problem with Diotrephes and Diotrephes certainly had a problem with John. Diotrephes was jealous of the authority that John had in the church. But John also warns his friend about a troublemaker named Diotrephes. And John objects to that. 3 John. Background: John, from Ephesus, to Gaius in Asia Minor around 90 AD Theme: Hospitality Outline: Gratitude to Gaius and the Dangers of Diotrephes Key Verse: "Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good.Anyone who does what is good is from God. All three personas that fit into the fifteen verses of Third John are unique, and at times, contradictory. This audio sermon and transcript is entitled 'Diotrephes - The Man Who Hindered God's Work', and is from the ministry of David Legge, a Christian preacher and Bible teacher from Belfast, Northern Ireland. 10 Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating [] against us with malicious words. He walked in the truth - 3 Jn 3-4 c. Third John-The Apostasy of Diotrephes. We dip into third John every once in a while to find fodder for sermons or to lambast people in the church that act (and sound) like Diotrephes, but we hardly ever take the time to give them each their proper due. June 2006 www.preachtheword.com. 2 Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. We dip into third John every once in a while to find fodder for sermons or to lambast people in the church that act (and sound) like Diotrephes, but we hardly ever take the time to give them each their proper due. 3 John v9-10 - I did write a letter to the church, but Diotrephes (... perhaps the minister of Gaius' church), who wants to be head of everything, does not recognise us (including the apostle John)!