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2 John 1

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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;

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For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

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Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

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I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

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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.

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And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

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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.

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Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

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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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If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

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For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

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Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

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The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.

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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.”

Study Summary

Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world — the false teachers deny the incarnation itself, the central mystery that God entered human flesh in Jesus, and this denial has immediate ethical consequences for the community. The language 'gone out into the world' (exēlthan eis ton kosmon) suggests active missionary work by the deceivers, a reality that makes the elder's pastoral concern urgent and his warnings necessary. The denial of the incarnation likely reflects docetic heresy, which separates the divine Christ from the material Jesus and thus severs God's redemptive engagement with creation and embodied human life.

Community Reflections

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Sofia Andrade (test user)1d ago
Understanding grace — 2 John 1

This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Now I understand why — it's a daily declaration of dependence on God.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Now I understand why — it's a daily declaration of dependence on God.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God is faithful in every circumstance.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is…

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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.”

Study Summary

Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world — the false teachers deny the incarnation itself, the central mystery that God entered human flesh in Jesus, and this denial has immediate ethical consequences for the community. The language 'gone out into the world' (exēlthan eis ton kosmon) suggests active missionary work by the deceivers, a reality that makes the elder's pastoral concern urgent and his warnings necessary. The denial of the incarnation likely reflects docetic heresy, which separates the divine Christ from the material Jesus and thus severs God's redemptive engagement with creation and embodied human life.

Community Reflections

1
Sofia Andrade (test user)1d ago
Understanding grace — 2 John 1

This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Now I understand why — it's a daily declaration of dependence on God.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Now I understand why — it's a daily declaration of dependence on God.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God is faithful in every circumstance.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is…

Read the note →

2 John 1:7

Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world — the false teachers deny the incarnation itself, the central mystery that God entered human flesh in Jesus, and this denial has immediate ethical consequences for the community. The language 'gone out into the world' (exēlthan eis ton kosmon) suggests active missionary work by the deceivers, a reality that makes the elder's pastoral concern urgent and his warnings necessary. The denial of the incarnation likely reflects docetic heresy, which separates the divine Christ from the material Jesus and thus severs God's redemptive engagement with creation and embodied human life.