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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 3Jn_1:13-14
13I had many things to write to you, but I am not willing to write them to you with pen and ink; 14but I hope to see you shortly, and we will speak face to face.
3Jn_1:13 This is very similar to 2Jn_1:12.
NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 3Jn_1:14 b
14bPeace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.
3Jn_1:14 "Peace be to you" This is obviously a reference to the Hebraic idiom shalom (cf. Luk_10:5). It can mean "hello" or "good-bye." It expresses not only the absence of problems but the presence of God's blessings. These were the resurrected Christ's first words to the disciples in the upper room (cf. Joh_20:19; Joh_20:21; Joh_20:26). Both Paul (cf. Eph_6:23) and Peter (cf. 1Pe_5:14) used this as a closing prayer for God's people.
▣ "by name" This is an idiom for individually, personally, and warmly. It was used often in the Egyptian papyri.
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