3 John 1:13
wI had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
Πολλὰ εἶχον γράφειν, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράψαι·
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2 John 1:12 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
Having much more to say, as 2Jn 1:12, he resolved on a more immediate, grateful, and effectual way of imparting and even impressing his sense, as the term, writing, is used in a greater latitude, Pro 3:3, and elsewhere.