3 John 1:13
I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
KJV
Πολλὰ εἶχον γράψαι σοι, ἀλλ’ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράφειν·
Greek NT
Multa habui tibi scribere : sed nolui per atramentum et calamum scribere tibi.
Vulgate
I had many things to write unto thee, but I am unwilling to write them to thee with ink and pen:
ASV
I had many things to write unto thee: but I would not by ink and pen write to thee.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γράφω
grapho
verb · 192×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
θέλω
thelo
verb · 208×
κάλαμος
kalamos
noun · 12×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μέλαν
melan
noun · 3×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
πολύς
polus
adjective · 412×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: γράψαι σοι | WH/Treg/NIV: γράψαι σοι | RP: γράφειν
- γράψαι σοι — SBLGNT
- γράψαι σοι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- γράφειν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: γράφειν | WH/Treg/NIV: γράφειν | RP: γράψαι
- γράφειν — SBLGNT
- γράφειν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- γράψαι — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2John 1:12 — 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.
- 2John 1:12 — 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.