III. CONCLUSION vv. 12-13

John expressed his desire to visit his readers personally to explain the reason for the brevity of this epistle.

v. 12 John had more to say on this subject that God did not lead him to record in this letter. John could have written this epistle on one standard size sheet of papyrus.¹⁹We do not know if John was able to follow through with his desire to visit his readers soon.

His readers' joy would be full when they understood the issue presented here more fully as well as when John visited them (cf. 1 John 1:4).

v. 13 John evidently meant that the Christians in the sister church of which he was a member sent their greetings along with his own to his readers.