2 John 1:12 — Meaning and Application

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“Having many things to write unto you, I would not {write} with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. {face to...: Gr. mouth to mouth} {our: or, your}”

2 John 1:12

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into {your} house, neither bid him God speed:

For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

Having many things to write unto you, I would not {write} with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. {face to...: Gr. mouth to mouth} {our: or, your}

The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.

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2 John 1:1

"The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;"

2 John 1:2

"For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever."

2 John 1:3

"Grace be with you, mercy, {and} peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. {be: Gr. shall be}"

2 John 1:4

"I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father."

2 John 1:5

"And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another."

2 John 1:6

"And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it."

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