12 (A)Though I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak [a]face to face, so that [b]your (B)joy may be made complete.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 John 1:12 Lit mouth to mouth
  2. 2 John 1:12 One early ms our

Conclusion and Final Greeting

12 Although[a] I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so by means of paper and ink, but I hope to be with you and to speak face to face[b], so that your[c] joy may be complete.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 John 1:12 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“have”) which is understood as concessive
  2. 2 John 1:12 Literally “mouth to mouth”
  3. 2 John 1:12 Some manuscripts have “our”