2 John 1:12

2 John 1:12

10 If anyone comes to you and ^adoes not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him;

11 for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.

John’s Farewell Greeting

12 ^aHaving many things to write to you, I did not wish to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, ^bthat our joy may be full.

13 ^aThe children of your elect sister greet you. Amen.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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I would not (ouk eboulhqhn). Epistolary aorist (first passive indicative).

With paper and ink (dia xartou kai melanov). The xarthv was a leaf of papyrus prepared for writing by cutting the pith into strips and pasting together, old word ( 43:23), here only in N.T. Melav is old adjective for black (Matthew 5:36; Revelation 6:5, Revelation 6:12), and for black ink here, III John 1:13; II Corinthians 3:3. Apparently John wrote this little letter with his own hand.

To come (genesqai). Second aorist middle infinitive of ginomai after elpizw, I hope.

Face to face (stoma prov stoma). "Mouth to mouth." So in III John 1:14; Numbers 12:8. "Face to face" (proswpon prov proswpon) we have in I Corinthians 13:12.

Your (umwn). Or "our" (hmwn). Both true.

That may be fulfilled (ina peplhrwmenh h). Purpose clause with ina and the periphrastic perfect passive subjunctive of plhrow, as in I John 1:4, which see.

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