2 John 1 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Walk According to His Commandments

1 (A)The elder to the (B)chosen (C)lady and her children, whom I (D)love in truth; and not only I, but also all who (E)know the truth, 2 (F)because of the truth which remains (G)in us and will be (H)with us forever: 3 (I)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

4 (J)I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received a commandment to do from the Father. 5 Now I ask you, lady, (K)not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had (L)from the beginning, that we (M)love one another. 6 And (N)this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, (O)just as you have heard (P)from the beginning, that you are to walk in it.

7 For (Q)many deceivers have (R)gone out into the world, those who (S)do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is (T)the deceiver and the (U)antichrist. 8 (V)Watch yourselves, (W)that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward. 9 [a]Anyone who [b]goes too far and (X)does not remain in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who remains in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, (Y)do not receive him into your house, and do not [c]give him a greeting; 11 for the one who [d]gives him a greeting [e](Z)participates in his evil deeds.

12 (AA)Though I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak [f]face to face, so that [g]your (AB)joy may be made complete.

13 The children of your (AC)chosen sister greet you.

Footnotes

  1. 2 John 1:9 Lit Everyone
  2. 2 John 1:9 Lit goes on ahead
  3. 2 John 1:10 Lit say to him
  4. 2 John 1:11 Lit says to him
  5. 2 John 1:11 I.e., shares responsibility for them
  6. 2 John 1:12 Lit mouth to mouth
  7. 2 John 1:12 One early ms our

Cross references

  1. 2 John 1:1 : Acts 11:30; 1 Pet 5:1; 3 John 1
  2. 2 John 1:1 : Rom 16:13; 1 Pet 5:13; 2 John 13
  3. 2 John 1:1 : 2 John 5
  4. 2 John 1:1 : 1 John 3:18; 2 John 3; 3 John 1
  5. 2 John 1:1 : John 8:32; 1 Tim 2:4
  6. 2 John 1:2 : 2 Pet 1:12
  7. 2 John 1:2 : 1 John 1:8
  8. 2 John 1:2 : John 14:16
  9. 2 John 1:3 : Rom 1:7; 1 Tim 1:2
  10. 2 John 1:4 : 3 John 3f
  11. 2 John 1:5 : 1 John 2:7
  12. 2 John 1:5 : 1 John 2:7
  13. 2 John 1:5 : John 13:34, 35; 15:12, 17; 1 John 3:11; 4:7, 11
  14. 2 John 1:6 : 1 John 2:5; 5:3
  15. 2 John 1:6 : 1 John 2:24
  16. 2 John 1:6 : 1 John 2:7
  17. 2 John 1:7 : 1 John 2:26
  18. 2 John 1:7 : 1 John 2:19; 4:1
  19. 2 John 1:7 : 1 John 4:2f
  20. 2 John 1:7 : 1 John 2:26
  21. 2 John 1:7 : 1 John 2:18
  22. 2 John 1:8 : Mark 13:9
  23. 2 John 1:8 : 1 Cor 3:8; Heb 10:35
  24. 2 John 1:9 : John 7:16; 8:31; 1 John 2:23
  25. 2 John 1:10 : 1 Kin 13:16f; Rom 16:17; 2 Thess 3:6, 14; Titus 3:10
  26. 2 John 1:11 : Eph 5:11; 1 Tim 5:22; Jude 23
  27. 2 John 1:12 : 3 John 13, 14
  28. 2 John 1:12 : John 3:29; 1 John 1:4
  29. 2 John 1:13 : 2 John 1

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