Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

From:aThe Elder To: The chosen lady and her children, whom I genuinely love, and not only I but also all who know the truth,

New American Standard Bible

The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth,

King James Version

The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

Holman Bible

The Elder:

To the elect lady 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

A Conservative Version

The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who know the truth,

American Standard Version

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;

Amplified

The elder [of the church addresses this letter] to the elect (chosen) lady and her children, whom I love in truth—and not only I, but also all who know and understand the truth—

An Understandable Version

[This is being written by] the elder to the lady chosen [by God], and to her children [Note: The terms "lady" and "children" here refer to a congregation and the Christians who belong to it. See I Peter 5:13; II John 13], whom I love in the truth. [Note: Perhaps this phrase means "whom I truly love"]. And I am not the only one [to love you], but all those [other congregations] who know the truth [of God], also love you.

Anderson New Testament

THE elder to the elect lady, and to her children, whom I love in the truth: and not I only, but also all who know the truth;

Bible in Basic English

I, a ruler in the church, send word to the noble sister who is of God's selection, and to her children, for whom I have true love; and not only I, but all who have knowledge of what is true;

Common New Testament

The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth,

Daniel Mace New Testament

The PRESBYTER to the lady ECLECTA and her children, whom I sincerely love, and not only I, but all true christians,

Darby Translation

The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only but also all who have known the truth,

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

The elder, to Electa Cyria, and her children, whom I love sincerely; and not I only, but also all who have known the truth;

Godbey New Testament

The elder to the elect Cyria, and to her children, whom in truth I love with divine love; and not I, but also those having known the truth;

Goodspeed New Testament

The Elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I truly love??nd not only I but all who know the truth??2 because of the truth that stays in our hearts and will be with us forever;

John Wesley New Testament

The elder unto the elect Kuria and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but likewise all who know the truth, For the truth's sake,

Julia Smith Translation

The elder to the chosen mistress in truth; (and not I only, but also all and to her children, whom I love they having known the truth;)

King James 2000

The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

Lexham Expanded Bible

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--

Modern King James verseion

The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth and not only I, but also all those who have known the truth,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The elder, to the elect lady and her children which I love in the truth: And not I only, but also all that have known the truth,

Moffatt New Testament

The presbyter, to the elect Lady and her children whom I love in the Truth (and not only I but all who know the Truth)

Montgomery New Testament

The Elder to the Elect Lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have come to know the truth.

NET Bible

From 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),

New Heart English Bible

The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth;

Noyes New Testament

The elder to the elect Cyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all that know the truth,

Sawyer New Testament

THE elder to the elect Curia and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only but also all who have known the truth,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

THE presbyter to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all who have known the truth:

Twentieth Century New Testament

To an eminent Christian Lady, and to her Children, from the Officer of the Church. I sincerely love you all, and not I only, but also all those who have learned to know the Truth.

Webster

The elder to the elect lady, and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

Weymouth New Testament

The Elder to the elect lady and her children. Truly I love you all, and not I alone, but also all who know the truth,

Williams New Testament

The Elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I truly love, and not only I but all who know the truth,

World English Bible

The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth;

Worrell New Testament

The elder to an elect lady and her children whom I love in truth??nd not I only, but also all who know the truth??2 for the truth's sake which abides in us, and will be with us forever:

Worsley New Testament

The elder unto the excellent Lady, and her children, whom I love in truth: and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

Youngs Literal Translation

The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The elder
πρεσβύτερος 
Presbuteros 
Usage: 65

unto the elect
ἐκλεκτός 
Eklektos 
Usage: 14

Κυρία 
Kuria 
Usage: 2

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

her

Usage: 0

τέκνον 
Teknon 
Usage: 69

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

I
ἐγώ 
Ego 
ἐγώ 
Ego 
I, my, me, not tr
I, my, me, not tr
Usage: 174
Usage: 174

G25
ἀγαπάω 
Agapao 
Usage: 92

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

the truth
ἀλήθεια 
Aletheia 
Usage: 87

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

μόνος 
Monos 
only, alone, by self
Usage: 30

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

γινώσκω 
Ginosko 
Usage: 147

Devotionals

Devotionals about 2 John 1:1

References

Images 2 John 1:1

Prayers for 2 John 1:1

Context Readings

Greetings

1 From:aThe Elder To: The chosen lady and her children, whom I genuinely love, and not only I but also all who know the truth, 2 that is present in us and will be with us forever.


Cross References

John 8:32

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

1 Timothy 2:4

who wants all people to be saved and to come to know the truth fully.

1 Peter 5:1

Therefore, as a fellow elder, a witness of the Messiah's sufferings, and one who shares in the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:

1 John 3:18

Little children, we must stop expressing love merely by our words and manner of speech; we must love also in action and in truth.

Galatians 2:5

But we did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might always remain with you.

Hebrews 10:26

For if we choose to go on sinning after we have learned the full truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

2 John 1:5

Dear lady, I am now requesting of you that we all continue to love one another. It is not as though I am writing to give you a new commandment, but one that we have had from the beginning.

2 John 1:13-15

The children of your chosen sister greet you.

Luke 1:3

I, too, have carefully investigated everything from the beginning and have decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

Galatians 2:14

But when I saw that they were not acting consistently with the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas in front of everyone, "Though you are a Jew, you have been living like a gentile and not like a Jew. So how can you insist that the gentiles must live like Jews?"

Galatians 3:1

You foolish Galatians! Who put you under a spell? Was not Jesus the Messiah clearly portrayed before your very eyes as having been crucified?

Galatians 5:7

You were running the race beautifully. Who cut in on you and stopped you from obeying the truth?

Ephesians 1:4-5

just as he chose us in the Messiah before the creation of the universe to be holy and blameless in his presence. In love

Colossians 1:5

based on the hope laid up for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope through the word of truth, the gospel

1 Thessalonians 1:3-4

In the presence of our God and Father, we constantly remember how your faith is active, your love is hard at work, and your hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah is enduring.

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

At all times we are obligated to thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you to be the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through faith in the truth.

1 Peter 1:2

To: The exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, the people chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father through the sanctifying action of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus, the Messiah, and to be sprinkled with his blood. May grace and peace be yours in abundance!

1 Peter 1:22-23

Now that you have obeyed the truth and have purified your souls to love your brothers sincerely, you must love one another intensely and with a pure heart.

1 John 2:21

I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because lies don't come from truth.

2 John 1:2-3

that is present in us and will be with us forever.

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