2 John 1:9
Every one who transgresses, and abides not[1:8] in the teaching of Christ, has not God. He that abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
8Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we wrought, but receive a full reward.
Cross References
Matthew 11:27All things were delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son but the Father; nor does any one know the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal him.
John 5:23that all may honor the Son, as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son, honors not the Father who sent him.
John 14:6Jesus says to him: I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, but by me.
Acts 2:42And they were constantly attending on the teaching of the apostles, and the distribution, and the breaking of bread, and prayers.
Titus 2:10not purloining, but showing all good faith; that they may adorn the teaching of our Savior God in all things,
Hebrews 6:1WHEREFORE, leaving the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Matthew Henry on 2 John 1:8-10
Deceivers Condemned. ( a. d. 90.) 7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. 9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. In this principal part of the epistle we find, I. The ill news… Read the whole commentary →