2 John 1 (NET)

2 John 1:1¹From the elder, to an elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth (and not I alone, but also all those who know the truth),Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Tim 2:41 John 3:18John 8:321 Pet 1:22-231 Pet 5:12 John 1:13-3 John 1:152 John 1:51 John 2:212 John 1:2-3Heb 10:26

2 John 1:2²because of the truth that resides in us and will be with us forever.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 John 1:81 John 2:141 John 2:171 Pet 1:23-252 Pet 1:12Col 3:16John 15:72 Tim 1:51 Cor 9:232 Cor 4:5

2 John 1:3³Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and love.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 John 4:10Rom 1:71 Tim 1:21 Tim 1:14Gal 5:62 John 1:12 Tim 1:131 John 2:23-24Zech 8:19

2 John 1:4⁴I rejoiced greatly because I have found some of your children living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded us.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:3 John 1:3-4Eph 5:81 John 2:6Eph 5:2Hos 14:91 John 1:6-7Mal 2:61 Thess 3:6-10Gal 2:14Phil 4:10

2 John 1:5⁵But now I ask you, lady (not as if I were writing a new commandment to you, but the one we have had from the beginning), that we love one another.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 John 3:11John 13:34-35John 15:121 Thess 4:91 John 3:231 John 4:201 John 3:14-181 Pet 4:81 John 2:7-81 John 4:7-12

2 John 1:6⁶(Now this is love: that we walk according to his commandments.) This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning; thus you should walk in it.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 John 5:3John 15:101 John 2:24John 14:151 John 2:5Gal 5:13-14John 15:14Rom 13:8-9John 14:212 John 1:5

2 John 1:7⁷For many deceivers have gone out into the world, people who do not confess Jesus as Christ coming in the flesh. This person is the deceiver and the antichrist!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 John 4:1-31 John 2:261 John 2:18-222 Pet 2:1-31 Tim 3:16John 1:14Rev 12:9Rev 13:14

2 John 1:8⁸Watch out, so that you do not lose the things we have worked for, but receive a full reward.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Heb 10:35Rev 3:111 Cor 3:141 Cor 3:8Heb 12:15Gal 3:4John 4:36Mark 13:9Gal 4:11Luke 21:8

2 John 1:9⁹Everyone who goes on ahead and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. The one who remains in this teaching has both the Father and the Son.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:John 7:16-17Col 3:161 John 2:22-241 John 1:3John 15:6Acts 2:42John 14:6John 5:23Heb 6:1Luke 10:22

2 John 1:10¹⁰If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Titus 3:10Rom 16:17-182 Thess 3:62 Thess 3:142 Tim 3:5-61 Cor 5:112 John 1:111 Cor 16:22Gal 1:8-9Ps 129:8

2 John 1:11¹¹because the person who gives him a greeting shares in his evil deeds.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Tim 5:22Eph 5:11Ps 50:18Rev 18:4

2 John 1:12¹²Though I have many other things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:3 John 1:13-14John 16:121 Cor 16:5-71 John 1:4John 15:11John 17:13Num 12:8Rom 15:242 Tim 1:4Heb 13:19

2 John 1:13¹³The children of your elect sister greet you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Pet 5:132 John 1:1-13