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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 anti-Christ.
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 anti-Christ.
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 do...
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 understoo...
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)...
There is all the more reason to speak like this because there have gone out into the world many deceivers, men who do not confess that Jesus is Christ, and his coming in the flesh. Such a man is the d...
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
Warnings against False Doctrine 7 9. The third element in the triplet of leading thoughts once more comes to the front, but without being named. Love and obedience require, as the condition of their e...
_For_ Or, _Because_. Some would make this conjunction introduce the reason for 2 John 1:8: -Because many deceivers have appeared … look to yourselves." But this is altogether unlike S. John's simple m...
We now enter upon the main portion of the Epistle, which has three divisions: _Exhortation to Love and Obedience_(5, 6); _Warnings against False Doctrine_(7 9); _Warnings against False Charity_(10, 11...
WARNINGS AGAINST FALSE DOCTRINE 7–9. The third element in the triplet of leading thoughts once more comes to the front, but without being named. Love and obedience require, as the condition of their e...
ὍΤΙ. Some would make this conjunction introduce the reason for 2 John 1:8 : ‘Because many deceivers have appeared … look to yourselves’. But this is altogether unlike S. John’s simple manner; to say n...
We now enter upon the main portion of the Epistle, which has three divisions: _Exhortation to Love and Obedience_ (5, 6); _Warnings against False Doctrine_ (7–9); _Warnings against False Charity_ (10,...
ΠΛΆΝΟΣ (G4108) обманщик, тот, кто толкает не только к неправильному мнению, но и к неправильным поступкам (Westcott). ΈΞΉΛΘΟΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΞΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1831) выходить, ΌΜΟΛΟΓΟΎΝΤΕΣ _praes. act...
FOR MANY DECEIVERS— "I exhort you to walk in the truth, and keep the commandment which you have had from the beginning, _because many deceivers are gone out into the world,_ who, by their novel doctri...
Warning of waywardness. 2 John 1:7-11 (2 John 1:7) Because many wanderers have gone out into the world, the ones not confessing Jesus as Christ coming in flesh; this is the deceiver and the antichrist...
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...
VERSE 7. FOR MANY DECEIVERS. The reason for the earnestness of his exhortation to stability in the faith is here brought to the front. There are deceivers in the world not one, but many. These must b...
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...
ARE ENTERED INTO THE WORLD] rather, 'are gone out into the world': cp. RV; i.e. they were formerly members of the Church, but have apostatised: cp. 1 John 2:19. To confess that Jesus Christ is come in...
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...
A Warning against Heretical Teaching. “Because many deceivers went forth into the world even they that confess not Jesus as Christ coming in flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist. Look to you...
ὅτι explaining ἐρωτῶ σε : “I ask you to obey the old commandment because seducers are at work”. ἐξῆλθον εἰς τὸν κόσμον, see note on 1 John 4:1. οἱ μὴ ὁμολογοῦντες, a definite and well-known sect. See...
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...
BEWARE OF DECEIVERS John warned the elect lady that "many deceivers have gone out into the world." The word "deceivers" comes from the Greek word for wandering or roving, according to Thayer. They tra...
(3) 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. (3) Antichrists fighting against the person and office...
_Many seducers are gone out into the world; antichrists, who confess not Christ to have come in the flesh. These were the disciples of Simon, the Cerinthians, Ebionites, &c. See 1 John ii. 18. (Witham...
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. (8) Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which...
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...
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...
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. Ver. 7. _For many deceivers_] Gr. πλανοι, cheaters, cozene...
_And this is love_ The principal proof of true love, first to God, and then to his people; _that we walk after his commandments_ That we be obedient to his will in all things. _This_ love _is the_ gre...
THAT JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH; see note to 1 John 4:2. Those who pretend to be religious teachers, and yet do not believe that Jesus Christ has come into the world and redeemed us unto God by...
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 th...
See 1 JOHN 2:18,22 1 JOHN 4:3....
Epistle of Ignatius to the Antiochians And he that rejects the incarnation, and is ashamed of the cross for which I am in bonds, this man is antichrist.[24] Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III These...
2 John 1:7 For G3754 many G4183 deceivers G4108 out G1525 (G5627) into G1519 world G2889 who G3588 not...
‘For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even those who do not confess that Jesus Christ comes in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.' Mention is now made of those whom they...
2 John 1:7. There is no love which is not based on truth: the love which keeps the commandments keeps the doctrinal as well as the ethical commandments. And, as love is the strength of obedience, so i...
DECEIVERS (πλανο). Late adjective (Diodorus, Josephus) meaning wandering, roving (1 Timothy 4:1). As a substantive in N.T. of Jesus (Matthew 27:63), of Paul (2 Corinthians 6:8), and here. See the ve...
WORLD Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind". (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 4:8). _...
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...
MANY DECEIVERS. "The truth is that Jesus is The Christ, the Logos in human form. Those who live in truth believe this and love one another. Many follow the spirit of the Enemy of Christ, and deny this...
_For many deceivers are entered into the world._ THE PREVALENCE AND DANGER OF NEGATIVE ERROR IN MATTERS OF FAITH I. The nature of the error denounced. It did not consist so much in openly impugning...
2 JOHN—NOTE ON 2 JOHN 1:7 The Elder’s Concern. Doctrinal confusion was a threat to the congregation. ⇐...
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...
_Because many seducers are going out into the world._ He now passes to the second branch of his epistle, from charity to evangelical truth. For these two virtues are inseparable sisters and companions...
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 2:18; 1 John 2:22; 1 John 4:1; 1 John 4:2; 1 John 4:3;...
Deceivers [π λ α ν ο ι]. See on we deceive ourselves, 1 John 1:8. Are entered into [ε ξ η λ θ α ν ε ι ς]. Rev., are gone forth into. The A. V. follows the reading eijshlqon entered into. The tense is...
Carefully keep what ye have heard from the beginning, for many seducers are entered into the world, who confess not Jesus Christ that came in the flesh — Who disbelieve either his prophetic, or priest...
Having exhorted them to perseverence in the faith before, he subjoins. reason for that exhortation now, because MANY DECEIVERS ARE ENTERED INTO THE WORLD,. C. Many imposters were gone forth abroad, wh...