{I have not written} (ouk egrapsa). Not epistolary aorist
( 2:14 ), but a reference to what he has just said. {And because
no lie is of the truth} (kai hoti p(836e) pseudos ek t(8873) al(8874)heias
ouk estin). Not certain whether hoti here is causal (because)
or declarative (that). Either makes sense. Note the idiomatic use
of ek and p(836e)--ouk=ouden (no) as in verse  19 .