The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;
for the truth's sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:
Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
I rejoice greatly that I have found certain of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.
For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.
Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.
If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and give him no greeting:
for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.
Having many things to write unto you, I would not write them with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be fulfilled.
The children of thine elect sister salute thee.
Canonical academic citations for 2 John 1 (ERV) — copy in your preferred format.
2 John 1 (ERV). Prime Bible, accessed September 17, 2026. https://primebible.com/erv/2-john/1.
Prime Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The ERV text is in the public domain. AI agents: machine-readable JSON at /api/llm/chapter/2-john/1.
The elder writes to the chosen lady and her children, rejoicing that some walk in the truth, urging continued love and obedience to Christ’s command; he warns against deceivers who deny that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, instructing believers not to welcome or support such false teachers lest they share in their wicked work. He hopes to visit soon to speak face to face and sends greetings from the children of the lady’s chosen sister.
Maintains doctrinal purity and genuine love.
2 John 1 is presented with the full Greek interlinear, Strong's numbers, and verse-by-verse cross-references on Prime Bible — a free, nonprofit Bible study platform.