2 John 1:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 John 1:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Πολλὰ
polýs
G4183
many
ἔχων
échō
G2192
to have
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
γράφειν
gráphō
G1125
to write
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἐβουλήθην
boúlomai
G1014
to will
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
χάρτου
chártēs
G5489
papyrus
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
μέλανος
mélan
G3188
ink
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
ἐλπίζω
elpízō
G1679
to hope
γενέσθαι
gínomai
G1096
to become
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
στόμα
stóma
G4750
mouth
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
στόμα
stóma
G4750
mouth
λαλῆσαι
laléō
G2980
to speak
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
χαρὰ
chará
G5479
joy
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
πεπληρωμένη
plēróō
G4137
to fulfill
ᾖ
eimí
G1510
to be
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Having much to write to you, I did not want with paper and ink. However, I hope to come to you and to speak mouth to mouth, so that your joy might be made complete.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).