3 John 1:13

I had many things to write unto thee, but I am unwilling to write them to thee with ink and pen:

"The conclusion here is the same as that of the Second Epistle; and possibly the journey contemplated in both is the same."[40] The usually admitted opinion that all of these letters were written "in quick succession" would seem to bear this out.

Wilder also point out that, "Since this is a personal note, the greetings are more intimate than in 2 John 1:1:13."[41] See 3 John 1:1:14.

Unwilling to write with ink and pen ... This is a very curious deviation from John's words in 2 John 1:1:12, "I would not write them with paper and ink." "Ink and pen ... paper and ink ..." It is impossible to believe that any forger, or pseudonymous writer, would have dared to make a change like this.

[40] Ibid.

[41] Amos N. Wilder, op. cit., p. 313.