13I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
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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.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-14)Here we have, I. The character of another person, one Demetrius , not much known otherwise. But here his name will live. A name in the gospel, a fame in the churches, is better than that of sons and daughters. His character was his commendation. His commendation was, 1. General: Demetrius has a good report of all men . Few are well spoken of by all; and sometimes it is ill to be so. But universal…
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