I hope (ελπιζω)

--We shall speak (λαλησομεν). Literary plural really singular like ελπιζω.

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But I trust I shall shortly see you, and so on. See the notes on 2 John 1:12.

John’s statement that he wished to write more is characteristic of him (cf. Jn 20:30; 2Jn 12). Also characteristic is his expressed desire to see G…

But I trust I shall shortly see you
Either at Ephesus, where John was, or rather at the place where Gaius lived, see…

Here is the character of Demetrius. A name in the gospel, or a good report in the churches, is better than worldly honour. Few are well spoken of b…