the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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约翰贰书 1:12
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我 还 有 许 多 事 要 写 给 你 们 ， 却 不 愿 意 用 纸 墨 写 出 来 ， 但 盼 望 到 你 们 那 里 ， 与 你 们 当 面 谈 论 ， 使 你 们 的 喜 乐 满 足 。
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
many: John 16:12
I would: 3 John 1:13
I trust: Romans 15:24, 1 Corinthians 16:5-7, Philemon 1:22, Hebrews 13:19, Hebrews 13:23
face to face: Gr. mouth to mouth, Numbers 12:8
that: John 15:11, John 16:24, John 17:13, 2 Timothy 1:4, 1 John 1:4
our: or, your
Reciprocal: Acts 15:27 - who Philippians 2:24 - General 1 Timothy 3:14 - hoping
Cross-References
God named the dry land "earth" and the water that was gathered together "seas." God saw that this was good.
Then God said, "Let the earth produce plants—some to make grain for seeds and others to make fruits with seeds in them. Every seed will produce more of its own kind of plant." And it happened.
Then God said, "Let the earth be filled with animals, each producing more of its own kind. Let there be tame animals and small crawling animals and wild animals, and let each produce more of its kind." And it happened.
Then God said, "Let us make human beings in our image and likeness. And let them rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the tame animals, over all the earth, and over all the small crawling animals on the earth."
The earth causes plants to grow, and a garden causes the seeds planted in it to grow. In the same way the Lord God will make goodness and praise come from all the nations.
By itself the earth produces grain. First the plant grows, then the head, and then all the grain in the head.
Each tree is known by its own fruit. People don't gather figs from thornbushes, and they don't get grapes from bushes.
God is the One who gives seed to the farmer and bread for food. He will give you all the seed you need and make it grow so there will be a great harvest from your goodness.
Do not be fooled: You cannot cheat God. People harvest only what they plant.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Having many things to write unto you,.... Either on a civil, or on a religious account, concerning the state of the churches of Asia, and particularly Ephesus, and of private families and persons, and concerning the truths and doctrines of the Gospel; not that he had any new one, or any other than what they had heard from the beginning, to communicate to them, by word of mouth, for this he denies, 2 John 1:5; wherefore this makes nothing for the unwritten traditions of the Papists, and as if the Scriptures did not contain the whole of doctrine and of the will of God.
I would not [write] with paper and ink; any more than what was written:
but I trust to come unto you; where they were, but where that was is not known; very likely in some parts of Asia, and it may be not far from Ephesus, since any long journey would not have been fit for the apostle to have taken in this his old age:
and speak face to face; that is, freely and familiarly converse together about things omitted in this epistle:
that our joy may be full; in seeing one another's faces, and through hearing the things that may be talked of; and since the conversation would doubtless turn on divine and evangelic things, so fulness, or a large measure of spiritual joy, may be here intended. Instead of "our joy", the Alexandrian copy, and some others, and the Vulgate Latin and the Ethiopic versions, read, "your joy".
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Having many things to write unto you - That I would wish to say. This language is such as would be used by one who was hurried, or who was in feeble health, or who hoped soon to see the person written to. In such a case only the points would be selected which were of most immediate and pressing importance, and the remainder would be reserved for a more free personal interview.
I would not write with paper - The word âpaperâ here conveys an idea which is not strictly correct. âPaper,â as that term is now understood, was not invented until long after this period. The material designated by the word used by John (ÏαÌÏÏÎ·Ï charteÌs) was the Egyptian papyrus, and the particular thing denoted was a leaf made out of that plant. The sheets were made from membranes of the plant closely pressed together. This plant was found also in Syria and Babylon, but it was produced in greater abundance in Egypt, and that was the plant which was commonly used. It was so comparatively cheap, that it in a great measure superseded the earlier materials for writing - plates of lead, or stone, or the skins of animals. It is probable that the books of the New Testament were written on this species of paper. Compare Hug, Introduction, chapter iii., Section 11.
And ink - The ink which was commonly employed in writing was made of soot and water, with a mixture of some species of gum to give it consistency and durability - Lucke. The instrument (pen) was made of a reed.
But I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face - Margin, as in Greek, âmouth to mouth.â The phrase is a common one, to denote conversation with any one, especially free and confidential conversation. Compare Numbers 12:8; Jeremiah 32:4.
That our joy may be full - Margin, âyour.â The marginal reading has arisen from a variation in the Greek copies. The word âourâ is best sustained, and accords best with the connection. John would be likely to express the hope that he would find pleasure from such an interview. See the notes at 1 John 1:4. Compare Romans 1:11-12.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 John 1:12. Having many things to write — That is, I have many things that I might write to thee, but I think it best not to commit them to paper, because I hope to visit thee shortly, and speak fully of those matters, which will be a means of increasing the comfort both of thee and thy family, as well as my own. There is more comfort in mutual interviews among friends than in epistolaty correspondence,
