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2 John 12

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12xHaving many things to write unto you, I would not write with ypaper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak †face to face, zthat ||our joy may be full.

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Footnotes

  1. ySee 2 Esdr. 15:2.
  2. †Gr. mouth to mouth. 3 John 14.
  3. zSee John 15:11.
  4. ||[Or, your]. 1 John 1:4.

Cross references

  1. x3 John 13.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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, so that our joy may be complete.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Though I have many things to write to you, I don’t want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and talk face to face so that our joy may be complete.

NLTNew Living Translation

I have much more to say to you, but I don’t want to do it with paper and ink. For I hope to visit you soon and talk with you face to face. Then our joy will be complete.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Although 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, so that your joy may be complete.