2 John 1:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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;

Elder

1 Peter 5:1

3 John 1:1

The elect lady

Whom

Known

General references

2 John 1:13

Bible References

Elder

So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:

From the elder, to Gaius my dear brother, whom I love in truth.

The elect lady

But 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.

So it seemed good to me as well, because I have followed all things carefully from the beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love.

because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with Jesus Christ's blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure!

Whom

because of the truth that resides in us and will be with us forever.

You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart.

Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.

From the elder, to Gaius my dear brother, whom I love in truth.

Known

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

But we did not surrender to them even for a moment, in order that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.

You foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified!

You were running well; who prevented you from obeying the truth?

Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel

But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

since he wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins is left for us,

I have not written to you that you do not know the truth, but that you do know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

General references

The children of your elect sister greet you.