2 John 1:12

“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.”

"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." - 2 John 1:12
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What does 2 John 1:12 mean?

2 John 1:12 (KJV) - "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." This verse from the second epistle of John demonstrates the apostle's desire for personal connection…

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Face to Face: The Path to Full Joy

In the verse 2 John 1:12, the Apostle John expresses a deep yearning for personal connection when he writes: "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." This simple…

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A Prayer for True Communion and Joy

Heavenly Father, We come before You today, united in spirit and heart, as we reflect upon the profound wisdom found in 2 John 1:12, which declares, "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…

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2 John 1:12 - "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."
2 John 1:2 - "For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever."
"For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever." - 2 John 1:2
2 John 1:13 - "The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen."
2 John 1:6 – "And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands."
2 John 1:6 – "And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands."
2 John 1:11 - "For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds."
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"The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen." - 2 John 1:13
2 John 1:8 - "Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward."
1 John 2:12 - "I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake."
2 John 1:10 - "If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:"
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 1:7 - "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist."
"For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds." - 2 John 1:11
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."
John 12:3
John 1:2 - "The same was in the beginning with God."
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."
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 1:1 - "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 1:9 - "Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son."
Acts 12:2 - "And he killed James the brother of John with the sword."
"The same was in the beginning with God." - John 1:2
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."