12I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
13The children of your elect sister send you greetings.
Focused Passage
2 John 1:12-13
Walking in Truth and Love While Guarding the Doctrine of Christ
John moves from truth-shaped greeting, to joy over obedience, to the command to walk in love, to warning against deceivers who deny Christ, to a guarded hospitality instruction, and finally to anticipated face-to-face fellowship.
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References and Original Words
Verse 12
Cross-references
Original words
I haveἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularmany thingsΠολλὰG4183Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralto writeγράφεινG1125Verb - Present Infinitive Activeto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural[but] I would preferἐβουλήθηνG1014Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singularnot [to do so]οὐκG3756AdverbwithδιὰG1223PrepositionpaperχάρτουG5489Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioninkμέλανοςG3188Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularInsteadἀλλὰG235ConjunctionI hopeἐλπίζωG1679Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto comeγενέσθαιG1096Verb - Aorist Infinitive MiddleandκαὶG2532ConjunctionspeakλαλῆσαιG2980Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivewithπρὸςG4314PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural[face]στόμαG4750Noun - Accusative Neuter SingulartoπρὸςG4314Preposition[face]στόμαG4750Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularjoyχαρὰG5479Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularmay beᾖG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularcompleteπεπληρωμένηG4137Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular
BSB notes
- Literally mouth to mouth
Verse 13
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Original words
TheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralchildrenτέκναG5043Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralof yourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularelectἐκλεκτῆςG1588Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularsisterἀδελφῆςG79Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularsend you greetingsἈσπάζεταίG782Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .σεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
BSB notes
- BYZ and TR include Amen.