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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 John 1:7

For many deceivers are entered into the world ,.... By whom are meant false teachers, who are described by their quality, "deceivers", deceitful workers, pretending to be ministers of Christ, to have a: value for truth, a love for souls, and a view to the glory of God, but lie in wait to deceive, and handle the word of God deceitfully; and by their quantity or number, "many", and so likely to do much mischief; and by the place where they were, they were "entered into the world"; or "gone out... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 John 1:8

Look to yourselves ,.... This is an exhortation to the elect lady, and her children, to look about them, and take care of themselves, and beware of these deceivers, and their doctrines: that we lose not those things which we have wrought ; or as the Alexandrian copy, and many other copies, and the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions read, "that ye lose not those things which ye have wrought"; in embracing the Gospel, making a profession of it, walking in it, showing a zeal, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 John 1:9

Whosoever transgresseth ,.... Not the law of God, of which everyone is a transgressors and that daily, in thought, word, or deed; but who passes over the rule and standard of doctrine, the word of God, and will not adhere to that, nor walk according to it, but rejects and despises that rule: and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ ; which he received from his Father, and delivered to his apostles, and of which he is the sum and substance; the doctrine which is concerning his person as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 John 1:10

If there come any unto you ,.... Under the character of a preacher; and bring not this doctrine ; or does not preach the doctrine of Christ, as before explained, but despises it, and preaches a contrary one: receive him not into your house ; neither into the house of God, suffer him not to preach there; nor into your own house, give him no entertainment there: false teachers always tried to creep into houses, where they served their own turn every way, both by feeding their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 John 1:11

For he that biddeth him God speed ,.... Wishes him well, and success in his ministry, or in a friendly and familiar way converses with him: is partaker of his evil deeds ; he has fellowship with him, instead of reproving or shunning him, as he ought; he is an abettor of him in his principles, and so far joins in the propagation of them, and helps to spread them, and gives too much reason to think he is one with him in them. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 John 1:4

That I found of thy children walking in truth - I have already supposed this Christian matron to be mother of a family, probably a widow, for no mention is made of her husband; and that she was also a deaconess in the church, and one in those house the traveling evangelists preached, and there they were entertained. The children mentioned here may either be her own children, or those members of the Church which were under her care, or some of both. The apostle was glad to find, probably by... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 John 1:5

That which we had from the beginning - The commandment to love one another was what they had heard from the first publication of Christianity, and what he wishes this excellent woman to inculcate on all those under her care. The mode of address here shows that it was a person, not a Church, to which the apostle wrote. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 John 1:6

And this is love - That is, our love is shown and proved by our walking according to the commandments of God; for love is the principle of obedience. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 John 1:7

For many deceivers, etc. - Of these he had spoken before, see 1 John 4:1 , etc. And these appear to have been Gnostics, for they denied that Jesus was come in the flesh. And this doctrine, so essential to salvation, none could deny but a deceiver and an antichrist. Instead of εισηλθον are entered in, many excellent MSS. and versions have εξηλθον , are gone out. The sense is nearly the same. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 John 1:8

Look to yourselves - Be on your guard against these seducers; watch, pray, love God and each other, and walk in newness of life. That we lose not those things which we have wrought - That we apostles, who have been the means of your conversion, may not be deprived of you as our crown of rejoicing in the day of the Lord Jesus. Instead of the first person plural, απολεσωμεν , etc., We lose, etc., many MSS., versions, and fathers, read the whole clause in the second person plural, ... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 John 1:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 John 1:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 John 1:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 John 1:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 John 1:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 John 1:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 John 1:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 John 1:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 John 1:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 John 1:8

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