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2 John 1:2

in 2 John 1

because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

for the truth’s sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:

KJV

For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

This verse in 2 John 1

Commentary

11 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

For the truth’s sake - On account of the Gospel. Which dwelleth in us - By the grace which it has proclaimed. And shall be with us - For God will preserve not only the Christian religion but its truth, all its essential doctrines for ever. And they that abide in the truth shall go whither that truth leads, i.e. to glory.

This site's exposition

the chosen lady and her children

on 2 John 1:1-3

The chosen lady and her children are read as a church and its members or as a household. The elder loves them for the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever. Alone among New Testament greetings, verse 3 adds in truth and love.

This site's exposition

the truth that abides in us

The elder loves them for the truth living in believers. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown join the verse to the love of verse 1, so those who love in the truth also love for its sake. Albert Barnes calls truth a guest who has come to stay for good.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers2 voices

A commentator

Oecumenius

Commentary on 2 John · Written before 550.

proposed

But where he said: "what abides in us," that is, what is true and firm, he added: "And it will be with us forever." (1 Jn. 3:24) Signifying the certain perseverance of the gift. For it happens that even those who have been confirmed in …

A commentator

Hilary of Arles

INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 2 JOHN · Written before 449.

proposed

By "truth" John is referring to the Holy Spirit, because love is always the work of the Spirit.

The Medieval Church2 voices

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on the Catholic Epistles · Written before 735.

proposed

For the truth's sake, which dwells in us, etc. He says, we love you and yours for no other reason than for the truth of the faith, which always remains invincible in us, for we find that you also invincibly guard the same.

A commentator

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on 2 John · Written before 1107.

proposed

Some thought that the present epistle, as well as the one following it, belonged not to John — the beloved disciple of the Lord, but to another person of the same name; because in both epistles the writer calls himself a presbyter, and one epistle …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

proposed

For the truth's sake, which abideth in us - As a living principle of faith and holiness.
3 more voices on this verse

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

For the truth's sake--joined with "I love," 2Jo 1. "They who love in the truth, also love on account of the truth." dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever--in consonance with Christ's promise.
For the truth’s sake - They love this family because they love the truth, and see it so cordially embraced and so happily exemplified. Those who love the gospel itself will rejoice in all the effects which it produces in society, on individuals, families, neighborhoods, and their hearts will be drawn with warm affection to the places where its influence is most fully seen. Which dwelleth in us - In us who are Christians; that is, the truths of the gospel which we have embraced. Truth may be said to have taken up a permanent abode in the hearts of all who love religion. And shall be with us for ever - Its abode with us is not for a night or a day; not for a month or a year; not for the few years that make up mortal life; it is not a passing stranger that finds a lodging like the weary traveler for a night, and in the morning is gone to be seen no more; it has come to us to make our hearts its permanent home, and it is to be with us in all worlds, and while ceaseless ages shall roll away.

The words behind it

14 Greek words

Every Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    John 15:7

    If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 37:4

      Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

    • 1 John 5:14

      And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

    • John 14:13

      And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

    • 1 John 3:22

      and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

    • John 15:16

      You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

  • Through

    1 John 1:8

    If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

    it leads to

    • Romans 3:23

      for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

    • Ecclesiastes 7:20

      Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

  • Through

    1 John 2:17

    The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

    it leads to

    • Matthew 24:35

      Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

Where this verse is studied

About 2 John

Saint John the Evangelist, Frans Hals, about 1625 to 1628, J. Paul Getty Museum. Public domain.
Saint John the Evangelist, Frans Hals, about 1625 to 1628, J. Paul Getty Museum. Public domain.
This page draws on 12 works. Open the list of works

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on the Catholic Epistles; Hilary of Arles, INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 2 JOHN; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Oecumenius, Commentary on 2 John and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 2 John.