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# General Information:
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The word "us" refers to John and those with him and does not include Gaius. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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# congregation
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This refers to Gaius and the group of believers who met together to worship God.
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# Diotrephes
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He was a member of the congregation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# who loves to be first among them
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"who loves to be the most important one among them" or "who loves to act as though he's their leader"
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# how he says ridiculous things against us with evil words
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"and how he says evil things about us that certainly are not true"
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# he himself
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The word "himself" emphasizes that it is Diotrephes who does these things. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
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# does not receive the brothers
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"does not welcome the fellow believers"
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# forbids those who desire to do so
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"stops those who want to welcome the believers"
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# drives them out of the congregation
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"he forces them to leave the congregation"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/receive]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]] |