2Jo 12 | NET2full | STEP | 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 .

‏ 2 John 12

12 Though I have many other ^{▼▼tn “Other” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity in English.} things to write to you, I do not want to do so with ^{▼▼tn Grk “by means of.”} paper and ink, ^{▼▼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).} but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face ^{▼▼tn Grk “speak mouth to mouth,” an idiom for which the English equivalent is “speak face-to-face.”} so that our joy may be complete.