The apostle John stated concerning a slanderer in his day: “I wrote something to the congregation, but Diotrephes, who likes to have the first place among them, does not receive anything from us with respect.
Mozus 19: 16.) Apustulis Jānis minēja kādu apmelotāju, kas dzīvoja tajā laikā: ” Es draudzei esmu rakstījis, bet Diotrefs, kas labprāt grib būt pirmais viņu vidū, neuzņem mūs.