King James Version

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to come” (γενέσθαι) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of you” (ὑμῶν) before completed here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to come” (ἐλθεῖν) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of us” (ἡμῶν) before may be here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Πολλὰpollamany thingsπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “many things”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.many thingsἔχωνechōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youγράφεινgrapheinto writeγράφω (graphō)verb, present active infinitive — “to write”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐβουλήθηνeboulēthēnto planβούλομαι (boulomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular — “to plan”, a single actionG1014I will, intend, desire, wish.διὰdiawrite withδιάpreposition — “write with”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.write withχάρτουchartoupaperχάρτης (chartēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “paper”, the of-formG5489papyrus, paper.This verse uses “paper”.paperκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμέλανοςmelanosinkμέλαν (melan)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “ink”, the of-formG3188ink.inkἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἐλπίζωelpizōI trustἐλπίζωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I trust”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1679I hope, hope for, expect, trust.I trustγενέσθαιgenesthaito comeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to come”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.to comeπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andστόμαstomafaceστόμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “face”, the object formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.faceπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toστόμαstomafaceστόμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “face”, the object formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.faceλαλῆσαιlalēsaito speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to speak”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χαρὰcharajoyχαράnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “joy”, the subject formG5479joy, gladness, a source of joy.This verse uses “joy”.joyὑμῶνhumōnof youσύ (sý)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “of you”, the of-formG4771you.Strong’s files this form under G5216 (ὑμῶν).πεπληρωμένηpeplērōmenēfullπληρόω (plēroō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “full”, a completed action with a present resultG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.fullᾖēto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐλθεῖνeltheinto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, second aorist deponent infinitive — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Many things having to write to you, I did not intend through paper and ink, but I hope to come unto you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Having many things to write unto you, I would not write them with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be made full.

Young’s Literal Translation

Many things having to write to you, I did not intend through paper and ink, but I hope to come unto you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full;

World English Bible

Having many things to write to you, I don’t want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you and to speak face to face, that our joy may be made full.

Darby Translation

Having many things to write to you, I would not with paper and ink; but hope to come to you, and to speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full.

Douay-Rheims

Having more things to write unto you, I would not by paper and ink: for I hope that I shall be with you, and speak face to face: that your joy may be full.

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