DIOTREPHES - a Proud Believer (v.9-10)

v.9 some think “i wrote to the church” is 2nd John

The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters: The Gospel of John, I, II, and III John Introduction

This is the only mention of this man in the NT. His name is a very rare name which means “nursed of Zeus.” How ironic it is that man named after “Zeus” would be against travelers when “Zeus” was the “protector of travelers.”

b. His attitude is exposed in verses 9–10.