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2 John 1:4-6 KJV
2 John · chapter 1 · verses 4–6
4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. 5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.2 John 1:4-6 · King James Version
2 John 1:4-6 in context
2For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
3Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
7For 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.
8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
Commentary
Cross references
- 3 John 1:3-4
- 1 John 5:3
- John 15:10
- 1 John 2:24
- John 14:15
- Galatians 5:13-14
- 1 John 2:5
- John 15:14
- Romans 13:8-9
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmententolēan order, command, charge, precept, injunction, that which is prescribed to one by reason…G1785 →
- beginningarchēbeginning, origin, the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a…G746 →
- rejoicedchairōto rejoice, be glad, to rejoice exceedingly, to be well, thrive, in salutations, hail!…G5463 →
- childrenteknonoffspring, children, child, a male child, a son, metaph., the name transferred to that…G5043 →
- receivedlambanōto take, to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it, to…G2983 →
- greatlyliangreatly, exceedingly, exceedingly beyond measureG3029 →
- walkingperipateōto walk, to make one s way, progress to make due use of opportunities, Hebrew for, to…G4043 →
- beseecherōtaōto question, to ask, to request, entreat, beg, beseechG2065 →
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Ancient epistles began, as here, with salutation and good wishes: religion consecrates, as far as may be, old forms, and turns compliments into real expressions of life and love. Here we have, as usually, I. The saluter, not expressed by name, but by a chosen character: The elder.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4