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3 John 1:13 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: "
3 John 1:13
Verse in Context
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Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath ➔ not seen God.
Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
But I trust I shall ➔ shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.
Peace {be} to thee. {Our} friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name. {face to...: Gr. mouth to mouth}
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3 John 1:1
"The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth."
3 John 1:2
"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."
3 John 1:3
"For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth."
3 John 1:4
"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth."
3 John 1:5
"Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;"
3 John 1:6
"Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after ➔ a godly sort, thou shalt do well:"
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