Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
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
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,
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)
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:
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,
Themes
Elder » In the Christian church
John » The apostle » Writes to the congregations » See the epistles of john
Topics
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 John 1:1
Prayers for 2 John 1:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cross References
John 8:32
And you find out the Truth, and the Truth will set you free."
1 Timothy 2:4
whose will is that every one should be saved, and attain to a full knowledge of the Truth.
1 Peter 5:1
As for the older men among you, who bear office in the Church, I, their fellow-Officer, and a witness to the sufferings of the Christ, who shall also share in the glory that is to be revealed--
1 John 3:18
My children, do not let our love be mere words, or end in talk; let it be true and show itself in acts.
Galatians 2:5
Why, we did not for a moment yield submission to them, that the Truth of the Good News might be yours always!
Hebrews 10:26
Remember, if we sin willfully after we have gained a full knowledge of the Truth, there can be no further sacrifice for sin;
2 John 1:5
And now, I pray you, Lady--not as though I were writing a new command for you; no, it is the command which we had from the first--Let us love one another.
2 John 1:13-15
The children of your eminent sister send you their greetings.
Luke 1:3
And, therefore, I also, since I have investigated all these events with great care from their very beginning, have resolved to write a connected history of them for you,
Galatians 2:14
But, when I saw that they were not dealing straightforwardly with the Truth of the Good News, I said to Peter, before them all, "If you, who were born a Jew, adopt Gentile customs, instead of Jewish, why are you trying to compel the Gentile converts to adopt Jewish customs?"
Galatians 3:1
Foolish Galatians! Who has been fascinating you--you before whose very eyes Jesus Christ was depicted upon the cross?
Galatians 5:7
You were once making good progress! Who has hindered you from obeying the Truth?
Ephesians 1:4-5
For he chose us in our union with Christ before the creation of the universe, that we might be holy and blameless in his sight, living in the spirit of love.
Colossians 1:5
On account of the hope which awaits its fulfillment in Heaven. Of this hope you heard long ago in the true Message of the Good News which reached you--
1 Thessalonians 1:3-4
Recalling continually before our God and Father the efforts that have resulted from your faith, the toil prompted by your love, and the patient endurance sustained by your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
But, Brothers, whom the Lord loves, it is our duty always to thank God about you, for, from the first, God chose you for Salvation through the purifying influence of the Spirit, and your belief in the Truth.
1 Peter 1:2
and who were chosen in accordance with the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the consecration of the Spirit, to learn obedience, and to be purified by the sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus Christ, from Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ. May blessing and peace be yours in ever-increasing measure.
1 Peter 1:22-23
Now that, by your obedience to the Truth, you have purified your lives, so that there is growing up among you a genuine brotherly affection, love one another earnestly with all your hearts;
1 John 2:21
You all know--But I am not writing to you because you do not know the Truth, but because you do know it, and because nothing false can come from the Truth.
2 John 1:2-3
We love you for the sake of that Truth which is always in our hearts; yes, and it will be ours for ever.