2 John 1:12

Having many things to write unto you, I would not write them with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be made full.

As Plummer said, "This verse is almost conclusive against the supposition that the Second Epistle was sent as a companion letter to the First."[23]

I hope to come unto you ... This is literally, "I hope to come to be at your house."[24] Both here and in 2 John 1:1:10, Roberts was of the opinion that "house" is indicative of a letter "written to a church," being a reference to the "meeting place of the church."[25] In New Testament times, congregations normally met in private houses owned by members.

The apostle in this verse would appear to have been sending this letter as a signal of his coming to visit the congregation, which would account for the somewhat limited nature of the communication. He stressed in this only what he considered to be of paramount importance.

[23] A. Plummer, op. cit., p. 3.

[24] Ibid.

[25] J. W. Roberts, op. cit., p. 165.