St. John the Apostle says in the epilogue of his second Epistle: "Having 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" (2John. 12). He repeated the same words in the epilogue of his third Epistle (3John.13, 14). What was the content of this face to face dialogue? And why was it not written down? How has it reached us?