For example, in one congregation the aged apostle John was opposed by a certain Diotrephes, an ambitious man who had little respect for John’s authority and who not only refused to receive the messengers sent by John but may even have tried to disfellowship those who did.
उदाहरणार्थ, एक मण्डली में वृद्ध प्रेरित यूहन्‍ना का दियुत्रिफेस नामक एक महत्त्वाकांक्षी मनुष्य द्वारा विरोध किया गया ।