13I have much to write you, but I do not want to do so with pen and ink.


In Context

10 So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, gossiping maliciously about us. Not satisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.

11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.

12 Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone--and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true.

13 I have much to write you, but I do not want to do so with pen and ink.

14 I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name.

3rd John 1:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:13I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:13I had many things to write unto thee, but I am unwilling to write them to thee with ink and pen:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13I had many things to write to thee, but I will not with ink and pen write to thee;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13Many things I had to write, but I do not wish through ink and pen to write to thee,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:13I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write to you:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:13I had many things to write unto thee: but I would not by ink and pen write to thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:13I had many things to write unto thee, but I am unwilling to write them to thee with ink and pen:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write to thee:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;