3 John 1:13

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I had many things to write, but I do not want to write to you with ink and pen.

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  • 2 John 1:12 : 12 I have much to write to you, but I do not want to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

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  • 2 John 1:12-13
    2 verses
    86%

    12I have much to write to you, but I do not want to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

    13The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.

  • 3 John 1:14
    78%

    14But I hope to see you soon, and we will speak face to face.

  • 2 Cor 1:13
    75%

    13For we write nothing to you other than what you can read and understand, and I hope that you will fully understand,

  • Gal 6:11
    74%

    11See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand!

  • 1 Tim 3:14
    74%

    14I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you soon.

  • 2 Cor 13:10
    73%

    10This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I come, I may not have to be harsh in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not tearing you down.

  • Phlm 1:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother.

    8For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,

  • Phlm 1:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel on your behalf.

    14But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of compulsion but of your own free will.

  • Phlm 1:21
    72%

    21Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.

  • Heb 13:22
    72%

    22I urge you, brothers, to bear with this word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.

  • 2 Cor 2:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3I wrote this very thing to you so that when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to bring me joy. I have confidence in all of you, that my joy is your joy.

    4For out of great distress and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the love I have for you more abundantly.

  • 2 Thess 3:17
    72%

    17This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is the mark in every letter of mine; this is how I write.

  • Gal 1:20
    72%

    20Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.

  • 2 Cor 1:23
    71%

    23I call God as my witness and stake my life on it: it was to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

  • 2 Cor 9:1
    71%

    1Indeed, concerning the ministry to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you.

  • 2 Cor 10:9
    71%

    9I do not want to seem as though I am trying to frighten you with my letters.

  • 3 John 1:12
    70%

    12Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

  • Rom 15:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.

    23But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,

  • 2 Cor 2:9
    70%

    9For this reason, I also wrote to you, to test you and see if you are obedient in everything.

  • Rom 15:15
    70%

    15Yet I have written to you quite boldly on some points, to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me.

  • 1 Tim 1:3
    70%

    3Just as I urged you to remain in Ephesus when I went to Macedonia, so that you might command certain people not to teach false doctrines,

  • Rom 1:13
    70%

    13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but was prevented until now), in order that I might have some fruit among you, just as I have among the other Gentiles.

  • 2 Cor 13:2
    70%

    2I have said before, and I am saying again now as though present, even though I am absent, to those who have sinned previously and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not spare anyone.

  • 2 Pet 1:15
    70%

    15And I will also make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will always be able to remember these things.

  • 2 Cor 2:1
    70%

    1I decided this for myself: that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

  • 1 Cor 16:7
    70%

    7For I do not want to see you now just in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

  • 1 Thess 3:1
    70%

    1Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it best to remain in Athens alone.

  • 3 John 1:9
    69%

    9I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, does not acknowledge us.

  • 1 Cor 16:21
    69%

    21This greeting is in my own hand—Paul.

  • 1 Thess 5:1
    69%

    1Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to be written to you.

  • Col 2:1
    69%

    1For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for all who have not seen me in person.

  • Phlm 1:19
    69%

    19I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me even your very self.

  • 1 John 1:4
    69%

    4We write these things to you so that your joy may be fully complete.

  • 2 Cor 7:12
    69%

    12So even though I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong or for the sake of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you, in the sight of God, your earnestness on our behalf.

  • 2 Tim 1:4
    69%

    4I long to see you, as I remember your tears, so that I may be filled with joy.

  • Rom 1:11
    69%

    11For I long to see you, that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—

  • Phlm 1:16
    69%

    16No longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but even more to you, both in the physical relationship and in the Lord.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
    69%

    16I planned to pass through your area on my way to Macedonia, and then come back to you from Macedonia, so you could assist me on my journey to Judea.

  • 1 Cor 5:9
    69%

    9I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

  • 2 John 1:1
    69%

    1The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth—and not only I, but also all who have come to know the truth.

  • 1 Cor 4:14
    69%

    14I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.

  • 3 John 1:3
    69%

    3For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and testified to your truth, as you are walking in the truth.

  • 2 Cor 7:3
    68%

    3I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you are in our hearts, to live together and to die together.

  • John 21:25
    68%

    25There are also many other things that Jesus did. If every one of them were written down, I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books that would be written. Amen.

  • 2 Pet 1:12
    68%

    12Therefore, I will always remind you about these things, even though you already know them and are established in the truth you now have.