“I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 3 John 1 contains 14 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.