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2 John 1:4
I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
Verse 2 John 1:4. _THAT I FOUND OF THY CHILDREN WALKING IN TRUTH_] I have already supposed this Christian matron to be _mother of a_ _family_, probably a _widow_, for no mention is made of her husban...
I REJOICED GREATLY THAT I FOUND ... - That I learned this fact respecting some of thy children. The apostle does not say how he had learned this. It may have been that he had become personally acquain...
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 me...
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 teach...
THE ELECT LADY (2 John 1:1-3)...
It gave me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, as we have received commandment from the Father. And now, Lady, not as if I were writing a new commandment to you, but a comman...
REJOICED. Compare 3 John 1:3. Several of Paul's epistles open with thanksgiving. GREATLY. Greek. _lian._ Only here and 3 John 1:3 in John's writings. OF. App-104. Not implying that there were others...
The Occasion of the Epistle 4. The Apostle has met with some of the elect lady's children (or some members of the particular Church addressed), probably in one of his Apostolic visits to some Church...
[873] omits τοῦ before ΠΑΤΡΌΣ. [873] 4th century. Brought to Rome about 1460. It is entered in the earliest catalogue of the Vatican Library, 1475. All three Epistles. 4. THE OCCASION OF THE EPISTLE...
ΈΧΆΡΗΝ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΧΑΊΡΩ (G5463) ликовать, радоваться. _Aor._ не эпистолярный, но отсылает нас к тому времени, когда старейшина встречался с членами церкви (Marshall), ΛΊΑΝ (G3029) сильно, м...
I REJOICED GREATLY, THAT I FOUND OF THY CHILDREN, &C.— "In testimony of the sincerity of my love towards you, I can assure you that my soul was warmed with exceeding joy, (οτι,) because upon good evid...
The path of loving obedience. 2 John 1:4-6 (2 John 1:4) I was greatly pleased because I have found (certain) of your children walking in truth, just as we received commandment according to the Father....
I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. I FOUND - probably in one of his tours of superintendence. See 'Introduction,'...
VERSE 4. I REJOICED, GREATLY. It was a source of great satisfaction to the writer that the children of the lady addressed were walking in the truth. They were observing the commandment of the Father....
1 It is a striking fact that John never appeals to his apostleship in his epistles. In this short note, as well as in the next one, he is simply an elder. This accords with the private character of th...
I FOUND OF THY CHILDREN] This shows that the lady must have had at least three children. Some have seen in it a sad, gentle hint that there were others of her children who did not walk in the truth. 5...
HOW TO LIVE IN THE TRUTH 2 JOHN _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THIS LETTER 1. WRITER At the start of the letter, the writer calls himself the ‘*elder’. There are three ways that we can use the word ‘*eld...
(2) St. John had lately had opportunity of observing bow some of the matron’s children proved their adherence to the truth by their daily conduct. Having congratulated her about this, he states the ch...
The Occasion of the Epistle. “I was exceedingly glad because I have found some of thy children walking in Truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.” ἐχάρην, of a glad surprise (_cf._ Mar...
WALKING IN TRUTH 2 John 1:1 This exquisite letter, a model of old-world correspondence, was probably written when the Apostle was the guest of the nephews of the lady addressed. The Epistle revolves...
"TO THE ELECT LADY AND HER CHILDREN" John is thought of as the author of 2 John. This is because of the testimony of ancient authorities as well as the fact that this letter is so similar in style an...
(2) I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in (d) truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. (2) This true profession consists both in love towards one another which t...
I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. There is somewhat very blessed in this. We find that not only this elect lady, but...
The Second and Third Epistles of John insist on the truth. The Second warns the faithful against the reception of those who do not teach the doctrine of Christ, especially the truth respecting the Per...
I REJOICED GREATLY THAT I FOUND OF THY CHILDREN,.... Not all, but some of them; for good parents have not always good children, or at least not all of them; Adam had a Cain, Abraham an Ishmael, and Is...
I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. Ver. 4. _I rejoiced greatly_] This cheered up his good old heart more than any out...
_I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children_ That is, some of thy children; _walking in truth_ In a manner agreeable to the gospel. It is probable that John speaks of such of her children as he h...
THAT I FOUND OF THY CHILDREN; when I found some of thy children. The apostle had learned with joy that this was true of some of them. Friends of the truth are friends of each other, and earnestly desi...
4-6 It is good to be trained to early religion; and children may be beloved for their parents' sake. It gave great joy to the apostle to see children treading in their parents' steps, and likely in t...
Some of her sons, it is probably conjectured, he had met with, upon their occasions, at Ephesus, where, it is thought, he now resided, and found them to have a good savour of religion, and to walk acc...
2 John 1:4 rejoiced G5463 (G5644) greatly G3029 that G3754 found G2147 (G5758) of G1537 your G4675 children...
‘I rejoice greatly that I have found of your children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.' This does not necessarily mean that some were not walking according to the tru...
II. _The substance of the letter follows: introduced by congratulation, it contains an earnest exhortation to practical love and warning against false teachers._ 2 John 1:4. I REJOICED GREATLY THAT I...
I REJOICE (εχαρην). Second aorist passive of χαιρω as in 3 John 1:3, "of a glad surprise" (D. Smith), as in Mark 14:11, over the discovery about the blessing of their godly home on these lads.GREAT...
CONTENTS: Truth and love inseparable in the Christian life. Doctrine the test of reality. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, John, elect lady, anti-christ. CONCLUSION: The test of our love to God is universal...
HOW HAPPY. "I talked with some of your children, and I was happy to find they live in the truth of love!" John writes to warn the Lady about false teachers. It would be a pleasant surprise for him to...
_I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth._ THE OLD APOSTLE’S CHIEF JOY The affairs of the soul are not so entirely hidden as we may sometimes imagine. I do not see the roots...
2 JOHN—NOTE ON 2 JOHN 1:4 The Elder’s Joy and Request. John wants his readers’ behavior to reflect their faith. ⇐...
PREFACE TO THE SECOND AND THIRD EPISTLE OF S. JOHN.. SEVERAL ancient writers have entertained doubts respecting the Second and Third Epistles of S. John, supposing them to have been written by John t...
Tonight, we want to look at 2 John and 3 John and the book of Jude, all short little one-chapter epistles. The epistles of 2 John and 3 John were of course, written by the apostle John. A situation ex...
1 John 1:6; 1 John 1:7; 1 John 2:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:19; 1
I rejoiced. Expressions of thankful joy are common in the Pauline salutations. See Romans, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, Philemon. Greatly [λ ι...
I found of thy children — Probably in their aunt's house, 2 John 1:1:2 John 1:13. Walking in the truth — In faith and love....
Observe here, 1. the person rejoicing, St. John, the apostle and minister of Christ Jesus, I REJOICED GREATLY. 2. The mercy rejoiced in, their WALKING IN THE TRUTH. It was not their speculative know...