⁴ Recalling your tears,^(A) I long to see you,^(B) so that I may be filled with joy.

³ We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard,^(A) so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.^(B)

⁴ We write this^(A) to make our^[a] joy complete.^(B)

¹² I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face,^(A) so that our joy may be complete.^(B)