1 Timothy 3:14

New Living Translation

I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon.

World English Bible
These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee shortly:

Weymouth's New Testament
All this I write to you, though I am hoping before long to come to see you.

King James Version (1611)
These things write I vnto thee, hoping to come vnto thee shortly.

Literal Translation
I write these things to you, hoping to come to you shortly.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These thinges wryte I vnto the, trustinge shortly to come vnto the:

Mace New Testament (1729)
This I write, tho' I hope to make you a visit in a little time, that in case I am retarded,

THE MESSAGE
I hope to visit you soon, but just in case I'm delayed, I'm writing this letter so you'll know how things ought to go in God's household, this God-alive church, bastion of truth. This Christian life is a great mystery, far exceeding our understanding, but some things are clear enough: He appeared in a human body, was proved right by the invisible Spirit, was seen by angels. He was proclaimed among all kinds of peoples, believed in all over the world, taken up into heavenly glory.

Amplified Bible
I hope to come to you before long, but I am writing these instructions to you

American Standard Version
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;

Revised Standard Version
I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
These thinges write I vnto the trustinge to come shortly vnto the:

Update Bible Version
These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;

Webster's Bible Translation
These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee shortly:

Young's Literal Translation
These things I write to thee, hoping to come unto thee soon,

New Century Version
Although I hope I can come to you soon, I am writing these things to you now.

New English Translation
I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things

Contemporary English Version
I hope to visit you soon. But I am writing these instructions,

Complete Jewish Bible
I hope to visit you soon; but I am writing these things

English Standard Version
I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that,

Geneva Bible (1587)
These things write I vnto thee, trusting to come very shortly vnto thee.

George Lamsa Translation
These things I write to you, although hoping to come to you shortly,

Hebrew Names Version
These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;

International Standard Version
I hope to come to you soon. However, I'm writing this to you

Etheridge Translation
These I write to thee, hoping soon to come to thee;

Murdock Translation
These things I write to thee, while hoping soon to come to thee;

New King James Version
These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly;

New Life Bible
I hope to come to you soon. I am writing these things

English Revised Version
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;

New Revised Standard
I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
These things, unto thee, I am writing, hoping to come unto theeshortly, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
These things I write to thee, hoping that I shall come to thee shortly.

King James Version
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

Lexham English Bible
I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you in a short time.

Bible in Basic English
I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
These thynges write I vnto thee, hopyng to come shortly vnto thee:

Darby Translation
These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee more quickly;

Easy-to-Read Version
I hope I can come to you soon. But I am writing this to you now,

New American Standard Bible
I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long;

Good News Translation
As I write this letter to you, I hope to come and see you soon.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sone Timothe, Y write to thee these thingis, hopinge that Y schal come soon to thee;

Simplified Cowboy Version
Even though I hope to see you soon, I want you to have all this stuff in writing.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long;

Legacy Standard Bible
I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you soon,

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon, ¹⁵ so that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and foundation of the truth. ¹⁶ Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

hoping: 1 Timothy 4:13, 1 Corinthians 11:34, 1 Corinthians 16:5-7, 2 Corinthians 1:15-17, 1 Thessalonians 2:18, Philemon 1:22, Hebrews 13:23, 2 John 1:12, 3 John 1:14

Reciprocal: 1 John 2:1 - these Revelation 1:20 - and the

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?"

Genesis 3:15
And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel."

Genesis 3:20
Then the man—Adam—named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who live.

Genesis 9:6
If anyone takes a human life, that person's life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image.

Leviticus 20:25
"You must therefore make a distinction between ceremonially clean and unclean animals, and between clean and unclean birds. You must not defile yourselves by eating any unclean animal or bird or creature that scurries along the ground. I have identified them as being unclean for you.

Psalms 72:9
Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust.

Isaiah 29:4
Then deep from the earth you will speak; from low in the dust your words will come. Your voice will whisper from the ground like a ghost conjured up from the grave.

Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat hay like a cow. But the snakes will eat dust. In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain. I, the Lord , have spoken!"

Micah 7:17
Like snakes crawling from their holes, they will come out to meet the Lord our God. They will fear him greatly, trembling in terror at his presence.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

These things write I unto thee,.... Concerning the offices of bishops and deacons, their several qualifications, and the rules of judging of persons fit for such service:

hoping to come unto thee shortly; at Ephesus. He could not tell whether he could come or not, and therefore makes no promise, but hoped he should; and since it was uncertain, he thought fit to write the above things for his instruction and use.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly - That is, he hoped to come there to give instructions personally, or to finish, himself, the work which he had commenced in Ephesus, and which had been interrupted by his being driven so unexpectedly away. This verse proves that the apostle Paul did not regard Timothy as the permanent diocesan bishop of Ephesus. Would any Episcopal bishop write this to another bishop? If Timothy were the permanent prelate of Ephesus, would Paul have intimated that he expected soon to come and take the work of completing the arrangements there into his own hands? In regard to his expectation of going soon to Ephesus, see the notes on 1 Timothy 1:3; compare the Introduction to the Epistle.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 14. These things write I — That is: I write only these things; because I hope to come unto thee shortly.