2 John 1:12
What is written? (ESV)
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.
What does it say?
In spite of having much still to write to you, I hope instead to speak with you face-to-face in order that our joy may be complete.
What is its immediate context?
The apostle John is warning brethren (likely a local church – vs 1) about false teachers (as was much of his first epistle referring to “antichrists” having come). He specifically tells them to “watch yourselves” (vs 8).
How 2 John 1:12 is applied across Bible answers
What is a Christian’s joy?
Like his first letter,1 John's overall objective for encouraging and warning these brethren is so that they will remain faithful until the end, and that together (e.g. "our joy") they will "complete" their salvation.
