Many deceivers have gone out into the world; they do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh.(A) This is the deceiver and the antichrist.(B) Watch yourselves so that you don’t lose what we[a] have worked for, but that you may receive a full reward.(C) Anyone who does not remain in Christ’s teaching(D) but goes beyond it does not have God.(E) The one who remains(F) in that teaching, this one has both the Father(G) and the Son.(H) 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive(I) him into your home, and do not greet him; 11 for the one who greets him shares(J) in his evil works.(K)

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Many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh; any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist!(A) Be on your guard, so that you do not lose what we[a] have worked for but may receive a full reward.(B) Everyone who does not abide in the teaching of Christ, but goes beyond it,[b] does not have God; whoever abides in the teaching[c] has both the Father and the Son.(C) 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive and welcome this person into your house,(D) 11 for to welcome is to participate in the evil deeds of such a person.(E)

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