2 JOHN 1:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.”
Anyone who welcomes them shares in their wicked work — to provide hospitality, provisions, or credibility to false teachers makes the host complicit in their deceptive ministry and accountable for the souls they mislead. The concept of 'sharing in their wicked work' (koinōneō tois ergois tois ponērois autōn) extends culpability beyond active promotion to passive enablement, suggesting that neutrality in the face of heresy is impossible—there is no standing apart from truth and falsehood. This teaching establishes a principle that community boundaries protect doctrinal integrity and that hospitality itself becomes an arena of witness.
Church Fathers on 2 John 1:11
But as many as separate from the Church, and give heed to such old wives' fables as these, are truly self-condemned; and these men Paul commands us, after a first and second admonition, to avoid. Titus 3:10 And John, the disciple of the Lord, has intensified their condemnation, when he desires us not even to address to them the salutation of good-speed; for, says he, He that bids them be of good-speed is a partaker with their evil deeds; and that with reason, for there is no…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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