2 John 1:12 (LSB)

Passage

Though I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so that your joy may be made complete.

Nearby Context

2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting,

2 John 1:11 for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds.

2 John 1:12 Though I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so that your joy may be made complete.

2 John 1:13 The children of your elect sister greet you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "though", "things", "write", "want", "paper", "hope", "come", and "speak". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "though" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "for the one who gives him a..." into verse 13's "The children of your elect sister greet...", so "though" and "things" belong inside that flow. In 2 John context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "though" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.