| NET © | I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions 1 to you |
| NIV © | Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, |
| NASB © | I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long; |
| NLT © | I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon, |
| MSG © | I hope to visit you soon, but just in case I'm delayed, I'm writing this letter so |
| BBE © | I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long; |
| NRSV © | I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that, |
| NKJV © | These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly; |
| KJV | These things <5023> write I <1125> (5719) unto thee <4671>_, hoping <1679> (5723) to come <2064> (5629) unto <4314> thee <4571> shortly <5032>_: |
| GREEK | tauta <5023> D-APN soi <4671> P-2DS grafw <1125> (5719) V-PAI-1S elpizwn <1679> (5723) V-PAP-NSM elyein <2064> (5629) V-2AAN [prov <4314> PREP se] <4571> P-2AS en <1722> PREP tacei <5034> N-DSN |
| NET © [draft] ITL | I hope <1679> to come <2064> to <4314> you <4571> soon <1722> <5034> , but I am writing <1125> these instructions <5023> to you <4671> |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “these things.” sn These instructions refer to the instructions about local church life, given in 1 Tim 2:1–3:13. |