2 John 1

This chapter is a letter from the author to a specific church or individual, encouraging them to love one another and to practice hospitality. The author emphasizes the importance of maintaining the truth of the gospel and warns against false teachers.

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13
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2
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Love and Hospitality

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.

Commentary

2 John is a short letter written by the Apostle John to a woman he calls “the elect lady” and her children. In this letter, John expresses his love and joy for the woman and her children, and encourages them to remain faithful to the truth of the gospel. He also warns them against false teachers who are trying to lead them astray. John begins by expressing his love and joy for the woman and her children, and he wishes them grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Jesus Christ. He then encourages them to remain faithful to the truth of the gospel, and to love one another. He warns them against false teachers who are trying to lead them astray, and he encourages them to remain steadfast in their faith. John then goes on to encourage the woman and her children to remain faithful to the truth of the gospel, and to love one another. He also encourages them to remain steadfast in their faith, and to be hospitable to strangers. He then closes the letter by wishing them grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Jesus Christ. 2 John is a short but powerful letter that encourages us to remain faithful to the truth of the gospel, and to love one another. It is a reminder that we should be wary of false teachers, and that we should remain steadfast in our faith. It is also a reminder that we should be hospitable to strangers, and that we should be filled with love and joy for one another.

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Assuming a reader with an average reading speed of 300 WPM reads the 2 John, chapter 1 it would take approximately 2 minutes to finish.

There are 13 verses in 2 John, chapter 1.