1 Timothy 3:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long;

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 11:34 : 34 If any man is in need of food, let him take his meal in his house; so that you may not come together to your damage. And the rest I will put in order when I come.
  • 1 Cor 16:5-7 : 5 But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia, for that is my purpose; 6 But I may be with you for a time, or even for the winter, so that you may see me on my way, wherever I go. 7 For it is not my desire to see you now, on my way; because it is my hope to be with you for some time, if that is the Lord's pleasure.
  • 2 Cor 1:15-17 : 15 And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace; 16 And by way of Corinth to go into Macedonia, and from there to come back again to you, so that you might send me on my way to Judaea. 17 If then I had such a purpose, did I seem to be changing suddenly? or am I guided in my purposes by the flesh, saying, Yes, today, and, No, tomorrow?
  • 1 Thess 2:18 : 18 For which reason we made attempts to come to you, even I, Paul, once and again; but Satan kept us from coming.
  • 1 Tim 4:13 : 13 Till I come, give attention to the reading of the holy Writings, to comforting the saints, and to teaching.
  • Phlm 1:22 : 22 And make a room ready for me; for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be given to you.
  • Heb 13:23 : 23 Our brother Timothy has been let out of prison; and if he comes here in a short time, he and I will come to you together.
  • 2 John 1:12 : 12 Having much to say to you, it is not my purpose to put it all down with paper and ink: but I am hoping to come to you, and to have talk with you face to face, so that your joy may be full.
  • 3 John 1:14 : 14 But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Tim 4:9
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    9 Do your best to come to me before long:

  • 1 Tim 3:15
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    15 But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true.

  • 2 John 1:12
    78%

    12 Having much to say to you, it is not my purpose to put it all down with paper and ink: but I am hoping to come to you, and to have talk with you face to face, so that your joy may be full.

  • Phil 2:23-24
    2 verses
    77%

    23 Him then I am hoping to send as quickly as possible, when I am able to see how things will go for me:

    24 But I have faith in the Lord that I myself will come before long.

  • 3 John 1:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13 I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen:

    14 But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face.

  • Phil 2:19
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    19 But I am hoping in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you before long, so that I may be comforted when I have news of you.

  • 2 Pet 1:12-15
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    12 For this reason I will be ready at all times to keep your memory of these things awake, though you have the knowledge of them now and are well based in your present faith.

    13 And it seems right to me, as long as I am in this tent of flesh, to keep your minds awake by working on your memory;

    14 For I am conscious that in a short time I will have to put off this tent of flesh, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

    15 And I will take every care so that you may have a clear memory of these things after my death.

  • Rom 15:22-24
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    22 For which reason I was frequently kept from coming to you:

    23 But now, having no longer any place in these parts and having had for a number of years a great desire to come to you,

    24 Whenever I go to Spain (for it is my hope to see you on my way, and to be sent on there by you, if first I may in some measure have been comforted by your company)--

  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;

    16 And by way of Corinth to go into Macedonia, and from there to come back again to you, so that you might send me on my way to Judaea.

  • Rom 1:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10 And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.

    11 For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;

  • Heb 13:19
    73%

    19 I make this request more strongly, in the hope of coming back to you more quickly.

  • 1 Cor 16:7
    72%

    7 For it is not my desire to see you now, on my way; because it is my hope to be with you for some time, if that is the Lord's pleasure.

  • 1 Thess 3:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5 For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.

    6 But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;

  • 1 Thess 3:13
    72%

    13 So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

  • Phlm 1:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21 Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.

    22 And make a room ready for me; for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be given to you.

  • 2 Cor 13:10
    72%

    10 For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.

  • Phlm 1:8
    72%

    8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

  • 2 Cor 2:3
    72%

    3 And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.

  • 3 John 1:3
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    3 For it gave me great joy when some of the brothers came and gave witness that you had the true faith and were walking in the true way.

  • 1 Tim 4:13
    72%

    13 Till I come, give attention to the reading of the holy Writings, to comforting the saints, and to teaching.

  • 1 Cor 4:18
    71%

    18 Now some are full of pride, as if I was not coming to you.

  • Heb 13:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22 But, brothers, take kindly the words which I have said for your profit; for I have not sent you a long letter.

    23 Our brother Timothy has been let out of prison; and if he comes here in a short time, he and I will come to you together.

  • 2 Pet 3:1
    71%

    1 My loved ones, this is now my second letter to you, and in this as in the first, I am attempting to keep your true minds awake;

  • 1 Tim 1:3
    71%

    3 It was my desire, when I went on into Macedonia, that you might make a stop at Ephesus, to give orders to certain men not to put forward a different teaching,

  • 2 Cor 13:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain.

    2 I said before, and still say it before I come, as being present for the second time, though I am still away from you, to those who have done wrong before, and to all the others, that if I come again I will not have pity;

  • 2 Cor 1:13
    71%

    13 For in our letters we say no other things to you, but those which you are reading, and to which you give agreement, and, it is my hope, will go on doing so to the end:

  • 2 Pet 3:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.

    15 And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;

  • Rev 3:11
    71%

    11 I come quickly: keep that which you have, so that no one may take your crown.

  • 1 Cor 16:3
    70%

    3 And when I come, I will send the men of your selection with letters to take the money you have got together to Jerusalem.

  • Rom 15:32
    70%

    32 So that I may come to you in joy by the good pleasure of God, and have rest with you.

  • 2 Tim 1:4
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    4 Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;

  • Eph 1:15
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    15 For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,

  • Rom 1:13
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    13 You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.

  • 1 Tim 3:13
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    13 For those who have done good work as Deacons get for themselves a good position and become free from fear in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

  • Eph 3:3
    70%

    3 How by revelation the secret was made clear to me, as I said before in a short letter,

  • 2 Cor 2:9
    69%

    9 And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.