Every post in 2 John, in order. Tap a post for the whole conversation, or the book icon for the verses.
From the elder, to the chosen lady and her children. I was so happy to find some of your children living in the truth, just the way the Father told us to.
The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth— I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
Dear lady, I’m not writing you a new command, just the one we’ve had from the start: love one another. And this is love: living the way he told us to.
And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
Lots of deceivers have gone out into the world, people who won’t say Jesus Christ came as a real human being. If anyone comes to you without this teaching, don’t take them into your house. Don’t even say hello.
For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
I’ve got loads more to say, but I’d rather not do it with paper and ink. I’m hoping to come and talk to you face to face, so our joy can be complete.
I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.