2 Juan
Magandang Balita Biblia
1 Mula sa Matandang pinuno ng iglesya—
Para sa hinirang na Ginang at sa kanyang mga anak, na tunay kong minamahal. Hindi lamang ako kundi ang lahat ng nakakaalam ng katotohanan ay nagmamahal sa inyo, 2 sapagkat ang katotohanan ay nasa atin ngayon at magpakailanman.
3 Sa pamamagitan ng katotohanan at pag-ibig, ipagkakaloob sa atin ng Diyos Ama at ni Jesu-Cristo na Anak niya, ang pagpapala, habag, at kapayapaan.
Ang Katotohanan at ang Pag-ibig
4 Labis akong nagalak nang makita ko ang ilan sa iyong mga anak na namumuhay ayon sa katotohanan, alinsunod sa utos ng Ama sa atin. 5 At(A) ngayon, Ginang, hinihiling ko sa iyo na magmahalan tayong lahat. Hindi ito bagong utos kundi isang dating utos na sa simula pa'y nasa atin na. 6 At ganito ang pag-ibig na binabanggit ko: mamuhay tayo nang ayon sa mga utos ng Diyos. Ito ang utos na ibinigay sa inyo noon pang una: mamuhay kayo nang may pag-ibig.
7 Sapagkat nagkalat sa sanlibutan ang mga mandaraya! Ayaw nilang kilalanin na si Jesu-Cristo'y dumating bilang tao. Ang ganoong tao ay mandaraya at kaaway ni Cristo.[a] 8 Mag-ingat nga kayo upang huwag mawalang saysay ang aming pinagpaguran,[b] sa halip ay lubusan ninyong makamtan ang gantimpala.
9 Ang hindi nananatili sa turo ni Cristo kundi nagdaragdag dito, ay wala sa kanya ang Diyos. Sinumang nananatili sa turo ni Cristo ay nasa kanya ang Ama at ang Anak. 10 Sinumang dumating sa inyo na ibang turo ang dala ay huwag ninyong tanggapin sa inyong bahay, ni huwag ninyong batiin, 11 sapagkat ang bumabati sa kanya ay nagiging kaisa niya sa masamang gawain.
Panghuling Pananalita
12 Marami pa sana akong sasabihin sa inyo, ngunit ayaw ko nang gumamit ng papel at tinta. Sa halip, ako'y umaasang makapunta diyan at makausap kayo nang personal upang malubos ang ating kagalakan.
13 Kinukumusta ka ng mga anak ng iyong kapatid na babae na hinirang.
Footnotes
- 2 Juan 1:7 kaaway ni Cristo: o kaya'y anti-Cristo .
- 2 Juan 1:8 aming pinagpaguran: Sa ibang manuskrito'y inyong pinagpaguran .
2 John
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Salutation
1 The elder[a] to the elect lady[b] and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not only I but also all who know the truth, 2 because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us for ever:
3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love.
Truth and Love
4 I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children following the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father. 5 And now I beg you, lady, not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6 And this is love, that we follow his commandments; this is the commandment, as you have heard from the beginning, that you follow love. 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, men who will not acknowledge the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh; such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8 Look to yourselves, that you may not lose what you[c] have worked for, but may win a full reward. 9 Any one who goes ahead and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God; he who abides in the doctrine has both the Father and the Son. 10 If any one comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into the house or give him any greeting; 11 for he who greets him shares his wicked work.
Final Greetings
12 Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink, but I hope to come to see you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
13 The children[d] of your elect sister greet you.
Footnotes
- 1 The elder: Perhaps the head of the group or “college” of elders that presided over each Christian community. John was head not only of the Ephesus community but of all the communities in the province of Asia.
- 1 the elect lady: Probably not an individual lady but a particular church or community in Asia.
- 2 John 1:8 Other ancient authorities read we
- 13 children: i.e., the Christians of Ephesus.
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