“I had many things to write, but I do not want to write to you with ink and pen. However, I hope to see you soon, and we will speak in person. Peace be with you. Your friends greet you. Greet your friends by name. Similar things have been said and interpreted at the end of the preceding letter; therefore, it would be u…”
Oecumenius, 6th c. — Commentary on 3 John
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13I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
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11Beloved, 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.
12Demetrius 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.
— 3 John 1:13 —
14But 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.