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2 John
Holman Christian Standard Bible

Greeting

The Elder:[a]

To the elect(A) lady[b] and her children: I love all of you in the truth—and not only I, but also all who have come to know the truth(B)— 2 because of the truth that remains in us(C) and will be with us forever.

3 Grace, mercy, and peace(D) will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son(E) of the Father, in truth and love.(F)

Truth and Deception

4 I was very glad to find some of your children walking in the truth,(G) in keeping with a command we have received from the Father. 5 So now I urge you, dear lady—not as if I were writing you a new command, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.(H) 6 And this is love:(I) that we walk according to His commands.(J) This is the command as you have heard it from the beginning: you must walk in love.[c]

7 Many deceivers have gone out into the world; they do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh.[d](K) This is the deceiver and the antichrist.(L) 8 Watch yourselves so you don’t lose what we[e] have worked for, but that you may receive a full reward.(M) 9 Anyone who does not remain in Christ’s teaching(N) but goes beyond it, does not have God.(O) The one who remains(P) in that teaching, this one has both the Father(Q) and the Son.(R) 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive(S) him into your home, and don’t say, “Welcome,” to him; 11 for the one who says, “Welcome,” to him shares(T) in his evil works.(U)

Farewell

12 Though I have many things to write to you,(V) I don’t want to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to be with you and talk face to face[f] so that our joy(W) may be complete.

13 The children of your elect sister send you greetings.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 John 1:1 Or Presbyter
  2. 2 John 1:1 Or Kyria, a proper name; probably a literary figure for a local church known to John; the children would be its members.
  3. 2 John 1:6 Lit in it
  4. 2 John 1:7 Or confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh
  5. 2 John 1:8 Other mss read you
  6. 2 John 1:12 Lit mouth to mouth
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2 John
Lexham English Bible

Greeting

1 The elder, to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth—and not I alone, but also all those who know the truth— 2 because of the truth that resides in us and will be with us forever[a]. 3 Grace, mercy, peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father in truth and love.

4 I was very glad[b] because I found some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us[c].

Watch Out for False Teachers

5 And now I ask you, lady (not as if I were writing a new commandment to you, but one that we have had from the beginning), that we should love one another. 6 And this is love: that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess Jesus Christ[d] coming in the flesh. This person is the deceiver and the antichrist! 8 Watch yourselves that you do not lose what we have worked for, but receive a full reward.

9 Everyone who goes too far and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. The one who remains in the teaching—this person has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not speak a greeting to him, 11 because the one who speaks a greeting to him shares in his evil deeds.

Conclusion and Final Greeting

12 Although[e] I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so by means of paper and ink, but I hope to be with you and to speak face to face[f], so that your[g] joy may be complete. 13 The children of your elect sister greet you.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 John 1:2 Or “in perpetuity”; literally “for the age”
  2. 2 John 1:4 Literally “I rejoiced exceedingly”
  3. 2 John 1:4 Literally “we received commandment from the Father”
  4. 2 John 1:7 Or “confess Jesus as Christ coming in the flesh” (see 1 John 4:2)
  5. 2 John 1:12 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“have”) which is understood as concessive
  6. 2 John 1:12 Literally “mouth to mouth”
  7. 2 John 1:12 Some manuscripts have “our”
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