| New English Bible | 2 John:1 | Novum Testamentum Graece (UBS.Ed.26) | ||
| 1 | THE ELDER to the Lady chosen by God, and her children, whom I love in truth—and not I alone but all who know the truth— | Salutation 2Jn.1.1-3 | Ὁ πρεσβύτερος ἐκλεκτῇ κυρίᾳ καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτῆς, οὓς ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, καὶ οὐκ ἐγὼ μόνος ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἐγνωκότες τὴν ἀλήθειαν, | |
| 2 | for the sake of the truth that dwells among us and will be with us for ever. | διὰ τὴν ἀλήθειαν τὴν μένουσαν ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ μεθ' ἡμῶν ἐσται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. | ||
| 3 | Grace, mercy, and peace shall be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and love. | ἐσται μεθ' ἡμῶν χάρις ἐλεος εἰρήνη παρὰ θεοῦ πατρός, καὶ παρὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ πατρός, ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἀγάπῃ. | ||
| 4 | I was delighted to find that some of your children are living by the truth, as we were commanded by the Father. | Truth and Love 2Jn.1.4-11 | Ἐχάρην λίαν ὅτι εὑρηκα ἐκ τῶν τέκνων σου περιπατοῦντας ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, καθὼς ἐντολὴν ἐλάβομεν παρὰ τοῦ πατρός. | |
| 5 | And now I have a request to make of you. Do not think I am giving a new command; I am recalling the one we have had before us from the beginning: let us love one another. | καὶ νῦν ἐρωτῶ σε, κυρία, οὐχ ὡς ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφων σοι ἀλλὰ ἣν εἰχομεν ἀπ' ἀρχῆς, ἵνα ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους. | ||
| 6 | And love means following the commands of God. This is the command which was given you from the beginning, to be your rule of life. | καὶ αὑτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη, ἵνα περιπατῶμεν κατὰ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ· αὑτη ἡ ἐντολή ἐστιν, καθὼς ἠκούσατε ἀπ' ἀρχῆς, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῇ περιπατῆτε. | ||
| 7 | Many deceivers have gone out into the world, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. These are the persons described as the Antichrist, the arch-deceiver. | ὁτι πολλοὶ πλάνοι ἐξῆλθον εἰς τὸν κόσμον, οἱ μὴ ὁμολογοῦντες Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐρχόμενον ἐν σαρκί· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ πλάνος καὶ ὁ ἀντίΧριστος. | ||
| 8 | Beware of them, so that you may not lose all that we worked for, but receive your reward in full. | βλέπετε ἑαυτούς, ἵνα μὴ ἀπολέσητε ἂ εἰργασάμεθα ἀλλὰ μισθὸν πλήρη ἀπολάβητε. | ||
| 9 | Anyone who runs ahead too far, and does not stand by the doctrine of the Christ, is without God; he who stands by that doctrine possesses both the Father and the Son. | πᾶς ὁ προάγων καὶ μὴ μένων ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ τοῦ Χριστοῦ θεὸν οὐκ ἐχει· ὁ μένων ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ, οὗτος καὶ τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὸν υἱὸν ἐχει. | ||
| 10 | If anyone comes to you who does not bring this doctrine, do not welcome him into your house or give him a greeting; | εἰ τις ἐρχεται πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ ταύτην τὴν διδαχὴν οὐ φέρει, μὴ λαμβάνετε αὐτὸν εἰς οἰκίαν καὶ χαίρειν αὐτῷ μὴ λέγετε· | ||
| 11 | for anyone who gives him a greeting is an accomplice in his wicked deeds. | ὁ λέγων γὰρ αὐτῷ χαίρειν κοινωνεῖ τοῖς ἐργοις αὐτοῦ τοῖς πονηροῖς. | ||
| 12 | I have much to write to you, but I do not care to put it down in black and white. But I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete. | Final Greetings 2Jn.1.12-13 | Πολλὰ ἐχων ὑμῖν γράφειν οὐκ ἐβουλήθην διὰ χάρτου καὶ μέλανος, ἀλλὰ ἐλπίζω γενέσθαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλῆσαι, ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ἡμῶν πεπληρωμένη ᾖ. | |
| 13 | The children of your Sister, chosen by God, send their greetings. | Ἀσπάζεταί σε τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἀδελφῆς σου τῆς ἐκλεκτῆς. | ||
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