2 John 1:2
in 2 John 1because 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.
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This verse in 2 John 1
Commentary
11 notes on this verseFor 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
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 …
By "truth" John is referring to the Holy Spirit, because love is always the work of the Spirit.
The Medieval Church2 voices
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.
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
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 & Brown1802–1910
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.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
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 wordsEvery 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.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| διὰ | dia | because of | G1223 → | |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀλήθειαν | aletheian | truth | G225 → | 109 times |
| τὴν | ten | which | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| μένουσαν | menousan | is abiding | G3306 → | 118 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| ἡμῖν, | hemin | us | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| μεθ᾽ | meth᾽ | with | G3326 → | |
| ἡμῶν | hemon | us | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| ἔσται | estai | that will be | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| αἰῶνα· | aiona | age: | G165 → |
διὰbecause of
diaG1223 →
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
ἀλήθειανtruth
aletheianG225 →109 times
τὴνwhich
tenG3588 →19766 times
μένουσανis abiding
menousanG3306 →118 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
ἡμῖν,us
heminG3165 →1936 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
μεθ᾽with
meth᾽G3326 →
ἡμῶνus
hemonG3165 →1936 times
ἔσταιthat will be
estaiG1510 →2333 times
εἰςto
eisG1519 →1755 times
τὸνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
αἰῶνα·age:
aionaG165 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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 15:7If 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.
- Psalms 37:4
Through
1 John 1:8If 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.
- Romans 3:23
Through
1 John 2:17The 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.
- Matthew 24:35
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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.
