Passage Research
2 John 1 — Sermon Preparation
The elder urges a chosen lady and her children to walk in truth and love, and warns against welcoming those who deny that Christ came in the flesh. Below is a research summary for 2 John 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
2 John 1 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἀλήθεια | alḗtheia | G225 | 5 | true, truly, truth, verity |
| ἐντολή | entolḗ | G1785 | 4 | commandment, precept |
| διδαχή | didachḗ | G1322 | 3 | doctrine, hath been taught |
| κυρία | Kyría | G2959 | 2 | lady |
| χαίρω | chaírō | G5463 | 3 | farewell, be glad, God speed, greeting |
| πατήρ | patḗr | G3962 | 4 | father, parent |
| περιπατέω | peripatéō | G4043 | 3 | go, be occupied with, walk |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on 2 John 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“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. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 John 1:7–11 (Public Domain)
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