2Jo 12 | NETfull | 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

Conclusion

12 Though I have many other ^{▼▼ “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 ^{▼▼ Grk “by means of.”} paper and ink, ^{▼▼ 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, ^{▼▼ Grk “speak mouth to mouth,” an idiom for which the English equivalent is “speak face to face.”} so that our joy may be complete. ^{▼▼ Grk “be fulfilled.”}