2 John 1

Walk According to His Commandments

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1} ^(A)The elder to the ^(B)chosen ^(C)lady and her children, whom I ^(D)love in truth; and not only I, but also all who ^(E)know the truth, ^{Tools
2} for ^(F)the sake of the truth which abides ^(G)in us and will be ^(H)with us forever:

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3} ^(I)Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

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4} ^(J)I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father. ^{Tools
5} Now I ask you, lady, ^(K)not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had ^(L)from the beginning, that we ^(M)love one another. ^{Tools
6} And ^(N)this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, ^(O)just as you have heard ^(P)from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

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7} For ^(Q)many deceivers have ^(R)gone out into the world, those who ^(S)do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is ^(T)the deceiver and the ^(U)antichrist. ^{Tools
8} ^(V)Watch yourselves, ^(W)that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward. ^{Tools
9} ^(a)Anyone who ^(b)goes too far and ^(X)does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son. ^{Tools
10} If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, ^(Y)do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting; ^{Tools
11} for the one who gives him a greeting ^(Z)participates in his evil deeds.

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12} ^(AA)Though I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so that ^(c)your ^(AB)joy may be made full.

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13} The children of your ^(AC)chosen sister greet you.

Footnotes:

a. 2 John 1:9: ['Lit ', Everyone]

b. 2 John 1:9: ['Lit ', goes on ahead]

c. 2 John 1:12: ['One early ms reads ', our]

Cross references:

A. 2 John 1:1: Acts 11:30; 1 Peter 5:1; 3 John 1:1

B. 2 John 1:1: Romans 16:13; 1 Peter 5:13; 2 John 1:13

C. 2 John 1:1: 2 John 1:5

D. 2 John 1:1: 1 John 3:18; 2 John 1:3; 3 John 1:1

E. 2 John 1:1: John 8:32; 1 Timothy 2:4

F. 2 John 1:2: 2 Peter 1:12

G. 2 John 1:2: 1 John 1:8

H. 2 John 1:2: John 14:16

I. 2 John 1:3: Romans 1:7; 1 Timothy 1:2

K. 2 John 1:5: 1 John 2:7

L. 2 John 1:5: 1 John 2:7

M. 2 John 1:5: John 13:34; John 13:35; John 15:12; John 15:17; 1 John 3:11; 1 John 4:7; 1 John 4:11

N. 2 John 1:6: 1 John 2:5; 1 John 5:3

O. 2 John 1:6: 1 John 2:24

P. 2 John 1:6: 1 John 2:7

Q. 2 John 1:7: 1 John 2:26

R. 2 John 1:7: 1 John 2:19; 1 John 4:1

T. 2 John 1:7: 1 John 2:26

U. 2 John 1:7: 1 John 2:18

V. 2 John 1:8: Mark 13:9

W. 2 John 1:8: 1 Corinthians 3:8; Hebrews 10:35

X. 2 John 1:9: John 7:16; John 8:31; 1 John 2:23

Y. 2 John 1:10: Romans 16:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; 2 Thessalonians 3:14; Titus 3:10

Z. 2 John 1:11: Ephesians 5:11; 1 Timothy 5:22; Jude 1:23

AA. 2 John 1:12: 3 John 1:13; 3 John 1:14

AB. 2 John 1:12: John 3:29; 1 John 1:4

AC. 2 John 1:13: 2 John 1:1