1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth; 2 for the truth’s sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever: 3 Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 4 I rejoice greatly that I have found [certain] of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father. 5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6 And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it. 7 For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, [even] they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8 Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward. 9 Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son. 10 If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into [your] house, and give him no greeting: 11 for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works. 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. 13 The children of thine elect sister salute thee.
2 John · American Standard Version (1901)
2 John 1 American Standard Version (1901)
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Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Timothy 2:4; John 8:32; 1 John 3:18; 1 Peter 1:22–23; 2 John 13
- 2 1 John 2:17; 1 John 1:8; 1 John 2:14; John 15:7; 2 Peter 1:12
- 3 1 John 4:10; Romans 1:7; 1 Timothy 1:2; 1 Timothy 1:14; Galatians 5:6
- 4 3 John 3–4; Ephesians 5:8; 1 John 2:6; Ephesians 5:2; 1 John 1:6–7
- 5 1 John 3:11; John 15:12; John 13:34–35; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; 1 John 3:23
- 6 1 John 5:3; 1 John 2:24; John 15:10; John 14:15; 1 John 2:5
- 7 1 John 4:1–3; 1 John 2:26; 1 John 2:18–22; 2 Peter 2:1–3; 1 Timothy 3:16
- 8 Hebrews 10:35; Revelation 3:11; 1 Corinthians 3:14; 1 Corinthians 3:8; Hebrews 12:15
- 9 John 7:16–17; Colossians 3:16; 1 John 2:22–24; John 15:6; 1 John 1:3
- 10 Titus 3:10; Romans 16:17–18; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; 2 Timothy 3:5–6; 2 Thessalonians 3:14
- 11 1 Timothy 5:22; Ephesians 5:11; Revelation 18:4; Psalm 50:18
- 12 John 16:12; 3 John 13–14; John 15:11; 1 Corinthians 16:5–7; Numbers 12:8
- 13 2 John 1–13; 1 Peter 5:13
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