A man named Diotrephes was spreading “malicious talk ” about the apostle John and others, was refusing to extend hospitality to traveling Christians, and was trying to persuade others to follow his example.
وَكَانَ يَرْفُضُ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ ٱلْمَسِيحِيِّينَ ٱلْجَائِلِينَ ،‏ وَيُحَاوِلُ ٱلتَّأْثِيرَ عَلَى ٱلْآخَرِينَ لِيَتَصَرَّفُوا مِثْلَهُ .‏