The Apostle John (also known as Saint John) was one ofJesus Christ’s 12 disciples, and a prominent leader in the early Christian church. Along with James and Peter, John was one of Jesus’ closest confidants, so he appears in more biblical accounts than the other disciples. John is trad...
Clement of Alexandria quotes it while describing a heretical sect of Christianity known as the Nicolaitanes—whose teachings John the Revelator claims Jesushated(Revelation 2:6)—telling us it says, “we must combat our flesh, set no value upon it, and concede to it nothing that can flatter...