2 John 1:6

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

2 John 1:12

Conclusion

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


tn Or “that we live.”

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

tn Or “should live in obedience to it.”

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

tn Grk “by means of.”

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).

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

tn Grk “be fulfilled.”