Bible Chapter Summary
2 John 1 Summary
Love and Truth in the Church
John addresses an elect lady and her children, expressing love rooted in truth and commending those who walk in truth as commanded by the Father. He exhorts the church to love one another and keep the commandments, warning against deceivers who deny that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. John urges vigilance to preserve the reward of their work and cautions against receiving teachers who abandon the doctrine of Christ, for those who welcome them share in their evil deeds. He closes with greetings from the sister's children and anticipation of a future visit to speak face to face.
Key themes
Key verses
2 John 1:1
“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;”
2 John 1:5-6
“And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.”
2 John 1:7
“For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.”
2 John 1:9
“Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.”
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