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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>2 John 1 Anderson's New Testament</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_john/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_john/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Anderson</a> > 2 John 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_john/5.htm" title="1 John 5">◄</a> 2 John 1 <a href="../3_john/1.htm" title="3 John 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Anderson's New Testament</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/2_john/1-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">A Greeting from the Elder<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../3_john/1.htm">3 John 1:1–4</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_john/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>THE elder to the elect lady, and to her children, whom I love in the truth: and not I only, but also all who know the truth; <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_john/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><i>we all love you</i>, on account of the truth that dwells in us, and which will be with us forever: <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_john/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>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.<p> <A name="5"></a><p class="hdg">Walking in the Truth<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../john/8.htm#30">John 8:30–47</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_john/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I rejoiced greatly because I found some of your children walking in the truth, as we received commandment from the Father. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_john/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And now I beseech you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_john/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.<CM><p> <A name="8"></a><p class="hdg">Beware of Deceivers<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_john/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For many deceivers have entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ came in the flesh: this is the deceiver and the antichrist. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_john/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Look to yourselves, that we lose not the things that we have gained, but that we receive a full reward. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_john/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Whoever transgresses, and abides not in the teaching of the Christ, has not God: he that abides in the teaching of the Christ, has both the Father and the Son. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_john/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>If any one comes to you, and brings not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and do not wish him well: <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_john/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>for he that wishes him well, is partaker of his evil deeds.<CM><p> <A name="13"></a><p class="hdg">Conclusion<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../3_john/1.htm#13">3 John 1:13–14</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_john/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Though I have many things to write to you, I determined not to communicate them by means of paper and ink: for I hope to come to you, and to speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_john/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The children of your elect sister greet you.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Anderson's New Testament (1865)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_john/5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 John 5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 John 5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../3_john/1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3 John 1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3 John 1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>