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World English Bible

2 John 1 (WEBP)

[1] The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those who know the truth,
[2] for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever:
[3] Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
[4] I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.
[5] Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
[6] This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
[7] For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who don’t confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist.
[8] Watch yourselves, that we don’t lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.
[9] Whoever transgresses and doesn’t remain in the teaching of Christ doesn’t have God. He who remains in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
[10] If anyone comes to you and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t receive him into your house, and don’t welcome him,
[11] for he who welcomes him participates in his evil deeds.
[12] Having many things to write to you, I don’t want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you and to speak face to face, that our joy may be made full.
[13] The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.

2 John 1:3 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 John 1 (KJVS)

[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] for the truth’s sake, which dwelleth () in us, and shall be () with us for ever.
[3] 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.
[4] I rejoiced () greatly that I found () of thy children walking () in truth, as we have received () a commandment from the Father.
[5] 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.
[6] 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.
[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.
[8] Look () to yourselves, that we lose () not those things which we have wrought, () but that we receive () a full reward.
[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.
[10] If there come () any unto you, and bring () not this doctrine, receive () him not into your house, neither bid () him God speed: ()
[11] for he that biddeth () him God speed () is partaker () of his evil deeds.
[12] 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. ()
[13] The children of thy elect sister greet () thee. Amen.

2 John 1:8 Or, gained. Some copies read, which ye have gained, but that ye receive, etc.
2 John 1:12 Gr. mouth to mouth

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 John 1 (BYZ)

[1] Ὁ () πρεσβύτερος () ἐκλεκτῇ () κυρίᾳ () καὶ () τοῖς () τέκνοις () αὐτῆς, () οὓς () ἐγὼ () ἀγαπῶ () ἐν () ἀληθείᾳ, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐγὼ () μόνος, () ἀλλὰ () καὶ () πάντες () οἱ () ἐγνωκότες () τὴν () ἀλήθειαν, ()
[2] διὰ () τὴν () ἀλήθειαν () τὴν () μένουσαν () ἐν () ἡμῖν, () καὶ () μεθ’ () ἡμῶν () ἔσται () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα· ()
[3] ἔσται () μεθ’ () ἡμῶν () χάρις, () ἔλεος, () εἰρήνη () παρὰ () θεοῦ () πατρός, () καὶ () παρὰ () κυρίου () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ () τοῦ () υἱοῦ () τοῦ () πατρός, () ἐν () ἀληθείᾳ () καὶ () ἀγάπῃ. ()
[4] Ἐχάρην () λίαν () ὅτι () εὕρηκα () ἐκ () τῶν () τέκνων () σου () περιπατοῦντας () ἐν () ἀληθείᾳ, () καθὼς () ἐντολὴν () ἐλάβομεν () παρὰ () τοῦ () πατρός. ()
[5] Καὶ () νῦν () ἐρωτῶ () σε, () κυρία, () οὐχ () ὡς () ἐντολὴν () γράφων () σοι () καινήν, () ἀλλὰ () ἣν () εἴχομεν () ἀπ’ () ἀρχῆς, () ἵνα () ἀγαπῶμεν () ἀλλήλους. ()
[6] Καὶ () αὕτη () ἐστὶν () ἡ () ἀγάπη, () ἵνα () περιπατῶμεν () κατὰ () τὰς () ἐντολὰς () αὐτοῦ. () Αὕτη () ἐστὶν () ἡ () ἐντολή, () καθὼς () ἠκούσατε () ἀπ’ () ἀρχῆς, () ἵνα () ἐν () αὐτῇ () περιπατῆτε. ()
[7] Ὅτι () πολλοὶ () πλάνοι () εἰσῆλθον () εἰς () τὸν () κόσμον, () οἱ () μὴ () ὁμολογοῦντες () Ἰησοῦν () χριστὸν () ἐρχόμενον () ἐν () σαρκί. () Οὗτός () ἐστιν () ὁ () πλάνος () καὶ () ὁ () ἀντίχριστος. ()
[8] Βλέπετε () ἑαυτούς, () ἵνα () μὴ () ἀπολέσωμεν () ἃ () εἰργασάμεθα, () ἀλλὰ () μισθὸν () πλήρη () ἀπολάβωμεν. ()
[9] Πᾶς () ὁ () παραβαίνων () καὶ () μὴ () μένων () ἐν () τῇ () διδαχῇ () τοῦ () χριστοῦ, () θεὸν () οὐκ () ἔχει· () ὁ () μένων () ἐν () τῇ () διδαχῇ () τοῦ () χριστοῦ, () οὗτος () καὶ () τὸν () πατέρα () καὶ () τὸν () υἱὸν () ἔχει. ()
[10] Εἴ () τις () ἔρχεται () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς, () καὶ () ταύτην () τὴν () διδαχὴν () οὐ () φέρει, () μὴ () λαμβάνετε () αὐτὸν () εἰς () οἰκίαν, () καὶ () χαίρειν () αὐτῷ () μὴ () λέγετε· ()
[11] ὁ () γὰρ () λέγων () αὐτῷ () χαίρειν () κοινωνεῖ () τοῖς () ἔργοις () αὐτοῦ () τοῖς () πονηροῖς. ()
[12] Πολλὰ () ἔχων () ὑμῖν () γράφειν, () οὐκ () ἐβουλήθην () διὰ () χάρτου () καὶ () μέλανος· () ἀλλὰ () ἐλπίζω () ἐλθεῖν () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς, () καὶ () στόμα () πρὸς () στόμα () λαλῆσαι, () ἵνα () ἡ () χαρὰ () ἡμῶν () ᾖ () πεπληρωμένη. ()
[13] Ἀσπάζεταί () σε () τὰ () τέκνα () τῆς () ἀδελφῆς () σου () τῆς () ἐκλεκτῆς. () Ἀμήν. ()

2 John 1:3a ἡμῶν ¦ PCK PT SCR ὑμῶν
2 John 1:3b κυρίου ¦ CT om.
2 John 1:5a γράφων σοι καινήν ¦ NA27 SBL TH καινὴν γράφων σοι ¦ ST γράφω σοι καινήν
2 John 1:5b ἀλλὰ ¦ ECM NA28 PCK ἀλλ
2 John 1:5c εἴχομεν ¦ PCK ἔχομεν ¦ WH εἴχαμεν
2 John 1:6 ἐστὶν ἡ ἐντολή ¦ CT ἡ ἐντολή ἐστιν
2 John 1:7 εἰσῆλθον ¦ ECM NA SBL TH ἐξῆλθον ¦ WH ἐξῆλθαν
2 John 1:8a ἀπολέσωμεν ¦ CT ἀπολέσητε
2 John 1:8b εἰργασάμεθα ¦ WH ἠργασάμεθα ¦ TH εἰργάσασθε
2 John 1:8c ἀπολάβωμεν ¦ CT ἀπολάβητε
2 John 1:9a παραβαίνων ¦ CT προάγων
2 John 1:9b ὁ ¦ PCK ὁ δὲ
2 John 1:9c τοῦ χριστοῦ ¦ CT om.
2 John 1:9d πατέρα καὶ τὸν υἱὸν ¦ CT† txt ¦ ECM† υἱὸν καὶ τὸν πατέρα
2 John 1:11a γὰρ λέγων ¦ CT λέγων γὰρ
2 John 1:11b αὐτῷ ¦ [PT]
2 John 1:12a ἐβουλήθην ¦ PT TR ἠβουλήθην
2 John 1:12b ἀλλὰ ¦ ECM NA28 PCK ἀλλ
2 John 1:12c ἐλθεῖν ¦ CT γενέσθαι
2 John 1:12d ἡμῶν ᾖ πεπληρωμένη ¦ ECM† txt ¦ ECM† ὑμῶν ᾖ πεπληρωμένη ¦ NA27 ἡμῶν πεπληρωμένη ᾖ ¦ SBL WH ὑμῶν πεπληρωμένη ᾖ
2 John 1:13 Ἀμήν ¦ CT om.

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.