2 John 1:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Having much to say to you, it is not my purpose to put it all down with paper and ink: but I am hoping to come to you, and to have talk with you face to face, so that your joy may be full.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 16:24 : 24 Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy.
  • John 17:13 : 13 And now I come to you; and these things I say in the world so that they may have my joy complete in them.
  • John 15:11 : 11 I have said these things to you so that I may have joy in you and so that your joy may be complete.
  • 1 John 1:4 : 4 And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.
  • 3 John 1:13-14 : 13 I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen: 14 But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face.
  • John 16:12 : 12 I have still much to say to you, but you are not strong enough for it now.
  • Num 12:8 : 8 With him I will have talk mouth to mouth, openly and not in dark sayings; and with his eyes he will see the form of the Lord: why then had you no fear of saying evil against my servant Moses?
  • Rom 15:24 : 24 Whenever I go to Spain (for it is my hope to see you on my way, and to be sent on there by you, if first I may in some measure have been comforted by your company)--
  • 1 Cor 16:5-7 : 5 But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia, for that is my purpose; 6 But I may be with you for a time, or even for the winter, so that you may see me on my way, wherever I go. 7 For it is not my desire to see you now, on my way; because it is my hope to be with you for some time, if that is the Lord's pleasure.
  • 2 Tim 1:4 : 4 Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;
  • Phlm 1:22 : 22 And make a room ready for me; for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be given to you.
  • Heb 13:19 : 19 I make this request more strongly, in the hope of coming back to you more quickly.
  • Heb 13:23 : 23 Our brother Timothy has been let out of prison; and if he comes here in a short time, he and I will come to you together.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 3 John 1:13-14
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    13I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen:

    14But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face.

  • 2 John 1:13
    81%

    13The children of your noble sister, who is of God's selection, send you their love.

  • 2 Cor 2:3-4
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    79%

    3And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.

    4For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

  • 1 Tim 3:14
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    14I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long;

  • 1 John 1:4
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    4And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.

  • Phil 1:25-26
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    25And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith;

    26So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

  • Rom 1:10-13
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    10And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.

    11For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;

    12That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.

    13You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.

  • 2 Cor 1:13
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    13For in our letters we say no other things to you, but those which you are reading, and to which you give agreement, and, it is my hope, will go on doing so to the end:

  • Phlm 1:20-21
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    20So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.

    21Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.

  • Rom 15:22-24
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    22For which reason I was frequently kept from coming to you:

    23But now, having no longer any place in these parts and having had for a number of years a great desire to come to you,

    24Whenever I go to Spain (for it is my hope to see you on my way, and to be sent on there by you, if first I may in some measure have been comforted by your company)--

  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
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    15And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;

    16And by way of Corinth to go into Macedonia, and from there to come back again to you, so that you might send me on my way to Judaea.

  • Phlm 1:6-8
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    6That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.

    7For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

    8And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

  • 2 Tim 1:4
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    4Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

  • Gal 6:11
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    11See the size of the handwriting which I myself have made use of in writing to you.

  • Rom 15:32
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    32So that I may come to you in joy by the good pleasure of God, and have rest with you.

  • 3 John 1:3
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    3For it gave me great joy when some of the brothers came and gave witness that you had the true faith and were walking in the true way.

  • 1 Cor 16:7
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    7For it is not my desire to see you now, on my way; because it is my hope to be with you for some time, if that is the Lord's pleasure.

  • Col 2:1
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    1For it is my desire to give you news of the great fight I am making for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh;

  • 2 Cor 13:10
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    10For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.

  • Heb 13:22
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    22But, brothers, take kindly the words which I have said for your profit; for I have not sent you a long letter.

  • 2 Cor 2:9
    72%

    9And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.

  • Phil 2:28
    72%

    28I have sent him, then, the more gladly, so that when you see him again, you may be happy and I may have the less sorrow.

  • Phlm 1:15-16
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    15For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;

    16No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother, very dear to me specially, but much more to you, in the flesh as well as in the Lord.

  • Phlm 1:13
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    13Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

  • 2 Cor 7:3
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    3It is not with the purpose of judging you that I say this: for I have said before that you are in our hearts for life and death together.

  • 1 Thess 3:6
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    6But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;

  • 2 Cor 9:1
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    1But there is no need for me to say anything in my letter about the giving to the saints:

  • Col 2:5
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    5For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.

  • Eph 1:15
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    15For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,

  • 2 Tim 4:9
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    9Do your best to come to me before long:

  • Phil 2:19
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    19But I am hoping in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you before long, so that I may be comforted when I have news of you.

  • 1 Thess 2:19
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    19For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?

  • 2 Cor 2:1
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    1But it was my decision for myself, not to come again to you with sorrow.

  • 2 Pet 1:15
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    15And I will take every care so that you may have a clear memory of these things after my death.

  • Phil 2:23
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    23Him then I am hoping to send as quickly as possible, when I am able to see how things will go for me:

  • 2 Cor 7:16
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    16It gives me great joy to see you answering to my good opinion of you in every way.