2 John 1:12

Conclusion

1:12 Though I have many other ¹  things to write to you, I do not want to do so with ²  paper and ink, ³  but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face, ⁴  so that our joy may be complete. ⁵ 

[1:12]  ¹ tn “Other” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity in English.

[1:12]  ² tn Grk “by means of.”

[1:12]  ³ 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).

[1:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “speak mouth to mouth,” an idiom for which the English equivalent is “speak face to face.”

[1:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “be fulfilled.”