2 John 1:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • John 16:24 : 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.
  • John 17:13 : 13 But now I am coming to you, and I am saying these things in the world, so they may experience my joy completed in themselves.
  • John 15:11 : 11 I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.
  • 1 John 1:4 : 4 Thus we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
  • 3 John 1:13-14 : 13 Conclusion I have many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink. 14 But I hope to see you right away, and we will speak face to face.
  • John 16:12 : 12 “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
  • Num 12:8 : 8 With him I will speak face to face, openly, and not in riddles; and he will see the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”
  • Rom 15:24 : 24 when I go to Spain. For I hope to visit you when I pass through and that you will help me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.
  • 1 Cor 16:5-7 : 5 Paul’s Plans to Visit But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia– for I will be going through Macedonia– 6 and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you can send me on my journey, wherever I go. 7 For I do not want to see you now in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows.
  • 2 Tim 1:4 : 4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.
  • Phlm 1:22 : 22 At the same time also, prepare a place for me to stay, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.
  • Heb 13:19 : 19 I especially ask you to pray that I may be restored to you very soon.
  • Heb 13:23 : 23 You should know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you.

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    13Conclusion I have many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink.

    14But I hope to see you right away, and we will speak face to face.

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    13The children of your elect sister greet you.

  • 2 Cor 2:3-4
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    3And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

    4For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

  • 1 Tim 3:14
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    14Conduct in God’s Church I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you

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    4Thus we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

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    25And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,

    26so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.

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    10and I always ask in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.

    11For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

    12that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.

    13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I often intended to come to you(and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles.

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    13For we do not write you anything other than what you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely

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    20Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

    21Since I was confident that you would obey, I wrote to you, because I knew that you would do even more than what I am asking you to do.

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    22Paul’s Intention of Visiting the Romans This is the reason I was often hindered from coming to you.

    23But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you

    24when I go to Spain. For I hope to visit you when I pass through and that you will help me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
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    15And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us,

    16and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

  • Phlm 1:6-8
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    6I pray that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing that belongs to you in Christ.

    7I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

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    4As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.

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    17Forced Absence from Thessalonica But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time(in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person.

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    11Final Instructions and Benediction See what big letters I make as I write to you with my own hand!

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    32so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

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    7For I do not want to see you now in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows.

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    1For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those who have not met me face to face.

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    10Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority– the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

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    22Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

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    28Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you can rejoice and I can be free from anxiety.

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    15For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a little while, so that you would have him back eternally,

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    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

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    3I do not say this to condemn you, for I told you before that you are in our hearts so that we die together and live together with you.

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    6But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you!

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    5For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

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    15Prayer for Wisdom and Revelation For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

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    9Travel Plans and Concluding Greetings Make every effort to come to me soon.

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    19Models for Ministry Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.

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    19For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you?

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    1So I made up my own mind not to pay you another painful visit.

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    15Indeed, I will also make every effort that, after my departure, you have a testimony of these things.

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    23So I hope to send him as soon as I know more about my situation,

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    16I rejoice because in everything I am fully confident in you.