2 John 1:7

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. As love and truth go hand in hand (2 John 1:3), he gives warning against teachers of untruth. FOR - reason why he dwelt on truth, and on love, which manifests itself in keeping God's commandments (2 John 1:6). MANY - (1 John 2:18; 1 John 4:1.) ARE ENTERED. B; but 'Aleph (') A, Vulgate, Irenaeus, 207, read [ exeelthan (G1831)], 'are go...

7-11 The deceiver and his deceit are described: he brings some error concerning the person or office of the Lord Jesus. Such a one is a deceiver and an antichrist; he deludes souls, and undermines the glory and kingdom of the Lord Christ. Let us not think it strange, that there are deceivers and opposers of the Lord Christ's name and dignity now, for there were such, even in the apostles' times. The more deceivers and deceits abound, the more watchful the disciples must be. Sad it is, that splendid attainments in the school of Christ, should ever be lost. The way to gain the full reward is, to abide true to Christ, and constant in religion to the end. Firm cleaving to Christian truth unites us to Christ, and thereby to the Father also; for they are one. Let us equally disregard such as abide not in the doctrine of Christ, and those who transgress his commands. Any who did not profess an...

Verse 2 John 1:7. _FOR MANY DECEIVERS_, c.] Of these he had spoken before, see 1 John 4:1, c. And these appear to have been _Gnostics_, for they denied that _Jesus was come in the flesh_. And this doctrine, so essential to salvation, none could deny but a _deceiver_ and an _antichrist_. Instead of εισηλθον _are entered in_, many excellent MSS. and versions have εξηλθον, _are gone out_. The sense is nearly the same....

FOR - Ὅτι Hoti. This word “for” is not here to be regarded as connected with the previous verse, and as giving a reason why there should be the exercise of mutual love, but is rather to be understood as connected with the following verse, 2 John 1:8, and as giving a reason for the caution there expressed: “Because it is a truth that many deceivers have appeared, or since it has occurred that many such are abroad, look to yourselves lest you be betrayed and ruined.” The fact that there were many such deceivers was a good reason for being constantly on their guard, lest they should be so far drawn away as not to receive a full reward. MANY DECEIVERS ARE ENTERED INTO THE WORLD - Are abroad in the world, or have appeared among men. Several manuscripts read here, “have gone

FOR MANY DECEIVERS ARE ENTERED INTO THE WORLD,.... By whom are meant false teachers, who are described by their quality, "deceivers", deceitful workers, pretending to be ministers of Christ, to have a: value for truth, a love for souls, and a view to the glory of God, but lie in wait to deceive, and handle the word of God deceitfully; and by their quantity or number, "many", and so likely to do much mischief; and by the place where they were, they were "entered into the world"; or "gone out into the world", as the Alexandrian copy and some others, and the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read; 1 John 4:1; and by their tenet, WHO CONFESS NOT THAT JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH; these were not the Jews who denied that Jesus was the Christ, though they would not allow that Christ was come in the flesh; but these were some who bore the Christian name, and professed to believe i

WORLD Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind". (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 4:8). _...

THE SECOND EPISTLE The Second Epistle is addressed by the elder unto the elect lady and her children. The word elder has the same meaning as it has in 1 Peter 5:1. Some take it that the elect lady means an assembly, and her children the members of the assembly. But this is a very strained application. The word “Kyria” (lady) excludes this meaning, besides other reasons which we do not follow here. She was a Christian woman of note generally known and beloved, having children, whom the apostle had found walking in the truth. She had also a sister with children, who seems to have been in the same place where the apostle was, probably in Ephesus. This is indicated by the last verse of the Epistle, “The children of thy elect sister greet thee.” The keynote of this message to the elect lady, unknown by name, is the word “truth.” The apostle lets them know that he loves them, as well as

EXHORTATION AND WARNING. The commandment of love given by Christ to His Church from the beginning must be faithfully observed. Loyalty to Christ meant that His followers must beware of the false teachers, the embodiment of Antichrist, who denied the reality of His Incarnation. Ground already won for the faith might be lost. Those who, under the lure of advanced thought, sought to beguile others from Christ's teaching, were not Christians, and must receive neither countenance nor hospitality. 2 JOHN 1:4. In some way, possibly through a visit from some travelling evangelists belonging to the church addressed, John had ascertained the fidelity to the truth which many of its members exhibited. 2 John 1:5 f. 1 John 2:7

THE ELECT LADY (2 John 1:1-3)...

DECEIVERS. Greek. _planos._ See 2 Corinthians 6:8. Compare 1 John 4:1. WORLD. App-129. THAT, &C. Literally Jesus Christ coming in the flesh. The present participle is used, as in Revelation 1:4. In 1Jn 4:2, 1 John 4:3, the perfect is used, referring to His first coming. This refers to His second coming. Compare Acts 1:11. A, AN. the. ANTICHRIST. See 1 John 2:18....