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Friday, October 24th, 2025
the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Passage Lookup: 3 John 1:9-14

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3 John 1:9
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I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to (C1)be first among them, does not accept (F1)what we say.
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3 John 1:10
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For this reason, (C1)if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with malicious words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not (C2)receive the (C3)brothers either, and he forbids those who want to do so and (C4)puts them out of the church.
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3 John 1:11
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Beloved, (C1)do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. (C2)The one who does what is good is of God; (C3)the one who does what is evil has not seen God.
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3 John 1:12
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Demetrius (C1)has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself; and we testify too, and (C2)you know that our testimony is true.
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3 John 1:13
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(C1)I had many things to write to you, but I do not want to write to you with pen and ink;
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3 John 1:14
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but I hope to see you shortly, and we will speak (F1)face to face.
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