Wherefore , if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith , neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
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Gill's Exposition
Wherefore, if I come,.... Where both Gaius and Diotrephes lived, as he trusted he should shortly, Jo3 1:14;
I will remember his deeds which he doth; meaning, not only that he would tell him of them…
Barnes' Notes
Wherefore, if I come - He was evidently expecting soon to make a visit to Gaius, and to the church, 3Jo 1:14. I will remember his deeds which he doeth - That is, he would punish his arrogance and…
Adam Clarke
If I come, I will remember - I will show him the authority which, as an apostle of Jesus Christ, I possess.
Prating against us - Diotrephes might have been a converted Jew, who was unwilling that the…
I. Diotrephes, unlike Gaius, loved preeminence and refused apostolic authority, spreading malicious words. He did not accept John’s letter and discouraged others from showing hospitality, casting them…
Cambridge Bible
Wherefore Or, For this cause: see on 1Jn 3:1.
I will remember I will direct public attention to the matter, -will bear witness of it before the Church" (3Jn 1:1). It is the word used in Joh 14:26, -He…
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