Focused Passage

2 John 1:7-11

Walking in Truth and Love While Guarding the Doctrine of Christ

John moves from truth-shaped greeting, to joy over obedience, to the command to walk in love, to warning against deceivers who deny Christ, to a guarded hospitality instruction, and finally to anticipated face-to-face fellowship.

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7For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

8Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.

9Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.

10If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.

11Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.

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Verse 7

Original words

ForὍτιG3754ConjunctionmanyπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraldeceiversπλάνοιG4108Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralhave gone outἐξῆλθονG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularworldκόσμονG2889Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralrefusingμὴG3361Adverbto confessὁμολογοῦντεςG3670Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralthe coming ofἐρχόμενονG2064Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] fleshσαρκίG4561Noun - Dative Feminine SingularAny such [ person ]οὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulardeceiverπλάνοςG4108Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularantichristἀντίχριστοςG500Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 8

Original words

WatchβλέπετεG991Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralyourselvesἑαυτούςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionvvvμὴG3361Adverbyou do not loseἀπολέσητεG622Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralwe have worked forεἰργασάμεθα*G2038Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Pluralbut [that]ἀλλὰG235Conjunctionyou may be fully rewardedἀπολάβητεG618Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .πλήρηG4134Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .μισθὸνG3408Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • NE and WH what you have worked for
Verse 9

Original words

AnyoneπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularruns aheadπροάγωνG4254Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionwithoutμὴG3361AdverbremainingμένωνG3306Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularteachingδιδαχῇG1322Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbdoes not haveἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularGodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularWhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularremainsμένωνG3306Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[His]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularteachingδιδαχῇG1322Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbothκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularFatherΠατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 10

Original words

IfΕἴG1487ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularcomesἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural[but]καὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverbdoes not bringφέρειG5342Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthisταύτηνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularteachingδιδαχὴνG1322Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular{do} notμὴG3361AdverbreceiveλαμβάνετεG2983Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519Preposition[your] homeοἰκίανG3614Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[or]μὴG3361AdverbevenκαὶG2532ConjunctiongreetλέγετεG3004Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .χαίρεινG5463Verb - Present Infinitive ActivehimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 11

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionWhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulargreetsλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .χαίρεινG5463Verb - Present Infinitive Active[such a person]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularsharesκοινωνεῖG2841Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralevilπονηροῖςG4190Adjective - Dative Neuter PluraldeedsἔργοιςG2041Noun - Dative Neuter Plural

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