If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and give him no greeting:
WEB
If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
YLT
if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, `Hail!'
DBT
If any one come to you and bring not this doctrine, do not receive him into [the] house, and greet him not;
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New Testament2 John — The elder writes to ‘the elect lady and her children’ — thirteen verses of truth and love, with a warning not to welcome those who bring another doctrine.
- Author
- The apostle John (traditional), styling himself ‘the elder’ (v. 1)
- Date
- Late 1st century, c. AD 85–95