3 John 1:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 3 John 1:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
3 John 1:13 is a verse from the book of 3 John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
3 John 1:13 — KJV
“I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:”
— 3 John 1:13 (KJV)
3 John 1:13 in Context — About the Book of 3 John
3 John is the Bible's shortest book — a personal note praising Gaius for hospitality to traveling missionaries and confronting Diotrephes, who loved being first. Its opening prayer is beloved: that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
Cross-References for 3 John 1:13
“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. face to...: Gr. mouth to mouth our: or, your”
Shares key themes with 3 John 1:13: many, things, write
“[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.] My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Maschil: or, of instruction is inditing: Heb. boileth, or, bubbleth up”
Shares key themes with 3 John 1:13: things, write, pen
“Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.”
Shares key themes with 3 John 1:13: many, things, pen
“And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,”
Shares key themes with 3 John 1:13: many, things, pen
“If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.”
Shares key themes with 3 John 1:13: things, write, ink
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