2 John 1:6

1:6 (Now this is love: that we walk ¹  according to his commandments.) This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning; thus ²  you should walk in it. ³ 

2 John 1:12

Conclusion

1:12 Though I have many other ⁴  things to write to you, I do not want to do so with ⁵  paper and ink, ⁶  but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face, ⁷  so that our joy may be complete. ⁸ 

¹ tn Or “that we live.”

² tn The ἵνα (Jina) clause indicates result, parallel to John 13:34 where the final ἵνα clause also indicates result.

³ tn Or “should live in obedience to it.”

⁴ tn “Other” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity in English.

⁵ tn Grk “by means of.”

⁶ sn Presumably the author means he would rather say the additional things he wants to say to the recipients in person rather than by letter (with paper and ink).

⁷ tn Grk “speak mouth to mouth,” an idiom for which the English equivalent is “speak face to face.”

⁸ tn Grk “be fulfilled.”