2 JOHN CHAPTER 1 2 JOHN 1:1 The apostle testifieth his regard and good wishes for a certain pious matron and her children, and his joy in their good behaviour. 3 JOHN 1:5 He exhorteth them to persevere in Christian love and belief, that they lose not their full reward, 3 JOHN 1:10,11 and to have not... [ Continue Reading ]
The indwelling of evangelical truth, which is here meant, signifies its deep radication, and powerful transforming efficacy, in the soul, so as to be productive of holiness, as 1 THESSALONIANS 17:17; than which nothing can be a greater inducement among Christians of mutual love.... [ Continue Reading ]
Such salutations see explained where they have formerly occurred.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 according to rule, which was matter of great joy to him.... [ Continue Reading ]
He inculcates that great precept, of which see 1 JOHN 2:7,8.... [ Continue Reading ]
From this particular command he passes to what is more general, requiring in all things a strict and unanimous adherence to the pure and primitive doctrine of the gospel, which would be the best expression of love to God, and the true centre and bond of love to one another, as 1 JOHN 5:1,3.... [ Continue Reading ]
See 1 JOHN 2:18,22 1 JOHN 4:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
Such changes of the person, as we here find, are neither unusual, nor, in exhortation, inelegant; but some copies read in the two latter clauses YE. He presses to constancy in the true, incorrupt Christian profession. THAT WE RECEIVE A FULL REWARD; that the expected recompence be not lost in the who... [ Continue Reading ]
See 1 JOHN 2:23.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver. 10,11. Such as bring any contrary doctrine, (as GALATIANS 1:8), ought not to be harboured or countenanced by any encouraging salutation, lest we involve ourselves in the participation of their guilt, 1 TIMOTHY 5:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
SEE POOLE ON "3 JOHN 1:10... [ Continue Reading ]
The latter WRITE is not in the Greek text; but the words bear this sense, that having many things to write, I would not by PAPER AND INK impart them to you, (the expression being elliptical), but hope to come, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
They were, it is probable, with him at Ephesus, and took the occasion by him now writing, to transmit their salutations. AMEN; this concluding _Amen_ imports his sincerity in what he had written.... [ Continue Reading ]