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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:8

The authorities vary much as to the persons of the three verbs, "lose," "have wrought," "receive," some reading "we," and some "ye," in each case. The best reading seems to be, "That ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward, i.e., beware of allowing our work in you to be undone to your grievous loss. Through not seeing the meaning of the passage, some scribes changed" ye" into "we," and others changed" we" into "ye," thus making all three verbs in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:9

For whosoever transgresseth πᾶς ὁ παραβαίνων we must substitute whosoever advanceth πᾶς ὁ προάγων : both external and internal evidence are strongly in favour of this correction. "Whosoever advanceth" probably means whosoever goes beyond revealed truth and professes to teach something more profound. Gnostic teachers professed to have advanced a long way beyond the simple facts and simple moral teaching of the gospel; they "knew the depths;" they had "things ineffable, secret,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:10

If any one cometh unto you. As in 1 John 5:9 , the Greek construction (indicative with ει) , not conjunctive with ἐάν shows that the case is stated as a fact, and not as a mere supposition. "If people of this kind come—and it is well known that they do—do not receive them or give them a welcome." It is of the utmost importance to remember that St. John is here giving a rule for a special case, not laying down a general principle. His words give no sanction to the view that no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:11

To give countenance and sanction to false doctrine is to share in the responsibility for all the harm which such false doctrine does. With which solemn warning the main portion of the Epistle ends. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 John 1:4

I rejoiced greatly that I found ... - That I learned this fact respecting some of thy children. The apostle does not say how he had learned this. It may have been that he had become personally acquainted with them when they were away from their home, or that he had learned it from others. The word used εὕρηκα heurēka would apply to either method. Grotius supposed that some of the sons had come to Ephesus on business, and that John had become acquainted with them there.Of thy children walking... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 John 1:5

And now I beseech thee, lady - Dr, “And now I entreat thee, Kyria,” (κυρία kuria.) See the introduction, Section 2. If this was her proper name, there is no impropriety in supposing that he would address her in this familiar style. John was probably then a very old man; the female to whom the Epistle was addressed was doubtless much younger.Not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee - John presumed that the command to love one another was understood as far as the gospel was known; and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 John 1:6

And this is love, that we walk after his commandments - This is the proper expression or evidence of love to God. See the notes at John 14:15, John 14:21.This is the commandment - That is, this is his great and special commandment; the one by which his disciples are to be especially characterized, and by which they are to be distinguished in the world. See the notes at John 13:34. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 John 1:7

For - Ὅτι Hoti. This word “for” is not here to be regarded as connected with the previous verse, and as giving a reason why there should be the exercise of mutual love, but is rather to be understood as connected with the following verse, 2 John 1:8, and as giving a reason for the caution there expressed: “Because it is a truth that many deceivers have appeared, or since it has occurred that many such are abroad, look to yourselves lest you be betrayed and ruined.” The fact that there were... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 John 1:8

Look to yourselves - This seems to be addressed to the lady to whom he wrote, and to her children. The idea is, that they should be particularly on their guard, and that their first care should be to secure their own hearts, so that they should not be exposed to the dangerous attacks of error. When error abounds in the world, our first duty is not to attack it and make war upon it; it is to look to the citadel of our own souls, and see that all is well guarded there. When an enemy invades a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 John 1:9

Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God - In the doctrine which Christ taught, or the true doctrine respecting him. The language is somewhat ambiguous, like the phrase “the love of Christ,” which may mean either his love to us, or our love to him. Compare John 15:9. It is difficult to determine here which is the true sense - whether it means the doctrine or precepts which he taught, or the true doctrine respecting him. Macknight understands by it the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:10

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 John 1:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 John 1:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 John 1:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 John 1:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 John 1:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 John 1:9

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