2 John 1:1

THE elder to the elect lady, and to her children, whom I love in truth,--and not I alone but also all that know the truth,--

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

2for the sake of the truth, which abides in us, and will be with us forever:

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Cross References

Luke 1:3it seemed good to me also, having accurately traced all from the very first, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus;

Galatians 2:5to whom not even for an hour did we yield by the [required] submission, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

Galatians 3:1O FOOLISH Galatians, who bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was evidently set forth[3:1], crucified among you?

Ephesians 1:4as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;

1 Thessalonians 1:3remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God and our Father;

1 Timothy 2:4who desires that all should be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.

Matthew Henry on 2 John 1:1

Completed by John Reynolds, of Shrewsbury. Here we find a canonical epistle inscribed, principally, not only to a single person, but to one also of the softer sex. And why not to one of that sex? In gospel redemption, privilege, and dignity, there is neither male nor female; they are both one in Christ Jesus. Our Lord himself neglected his own repast, to commune with the woman of Samaria, in order to show her the fountain of life; and, when almost expiring upon the cross, he would with his dying lips bequeath his… Read the whole commentary →

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