Some have suggested a possible reference to a “house church,” in which case to receive such a person would be not only to extend private hospitality, but to welcome them into the Christian assembly and give a hearing to their views.815 This would constitute a grave risk of spreading the false teaching. 785 Note the repetition of the prepositional phrase ajp* ajrch' (ap’ archs, “from the beginning”). Such a sense is grammatically possible for the present tense according to Blass-Debrunner.795 If this represents a proper understanding of the present participle, then the confession in 2 John 7 involves acknowledgement of Jesus’ second coming, and the opponents would be denying this (or, as an alternative possibility, the opponents may acknowledge the second coming, but deny that it will be “in the flesh”). 765 B. H. Streeter, The Four Gospels, rev. The “teaching” mentioned by the author is the “teaching” introduced in v. 9 as that of Christ himself, concerning his person and work (especially the salvific significance of his earthly life and ministry). Consistent with this it is not inconceivable that he preferred to use the title “Elder” rather than “Apostle” as a self-designation, although the churches to whom he ministered and wrote would naturally know who he was and what his status was. In fact, John son of Zebedee is never mentioned by name in the Fourth Gospel. The verb mevnw (menw) used with didachv (didach, “teaching”) occurs only here and in the next verse in the Johannine letters, but is found three times in the Gospel of John with reference to remaining or residing in the teaching of Jesus himself (John 7:16, 17, 18:19). Some interpreters see this as a reference to faith itself being lost, but this involves assumptions about the possibility of apostasy and loss of eternal life for genuine Christians which are not reflected in John’s other writings in the New Testament. John said he loved such a family; and he said that it was loved by all who had any knowledge of them. If the secessionist opponents with their false teaching are allowed to recruit unopposed in the community to which the author is writing, all the effective work accomplished up to this point by the recipients of the letter would be in danger of being lost. 2 John 1:1-6 Ring The Bell; 2 John 1:1-6 Pictures of Love; 2 John 1-6 Not Boredom But Freedom; 2 John 1:6 Don’t Go Down There; 2 John 1:1-11 Godspeed! But we should do nothing to give him increased power to propagate them, and should never place ourselves by any alliance of friendship, family, or business, in such a position that we shall not be perfectly free to maintain our own sentiments, and to oppose what we deem to be error, whoever may advocate it. See Wallace, Exegetical Syntax, 275. To slip from this belief to the deceit of those who deny Jesus Christ coming in the flesh would be to lose what one has been working for” (The Epistles of John, 672). This phrase refers to the beginning of Jesus’ earthly ministry, which marks the beginning of his self-revelation to his disciples. v 4)” (1, 2, 3 John, 334). It is equally clear in John 10:28-29 that genuine believers cannot be ‘snatched away,’ not even by the heretical teaching of the opponents in view here. In the present situation the phrase living according to the truth refers to genuine Christians who are holding fast to an apostolic christology in the face of the secessionist opponents’ challenge to orthodoxy. The new commandment (see John 13:34) is that believers love one another. The children of thy elect sister greet thee. The identification of the person in v. 9 who “goes on ahead and does not remain in the teaching about Christ”. Now, having said that many deceivers have gone out into the world in the first part of v. 7, the author exclaims, “This person is the Deceiver and the Antichrist!” In one sense it is clear that he is referring to the secessionist opponents, as indicated by the plural plavnoi (planoi, “deceivers”) at the beginning of v. 7. John 1:13 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] John 1:13, NIV: "children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God." The new commandment (see John 13:34) isthat believerslove one another. 2 …because of the truth that resides in us and will be with us forever: While in one sense a face-value reading of this verse suggests that the truth has primarily a doctrinal focus (particularly in light of the conflict with opponents present in the other Johannine letters), the connection of truth with the expression resides in us suggests that for the author the truth is personalized and is a manifestation of the Spirit/Paraclete who resides permanently with genuine believers. 821 See the section “The identification of the ‘elect lady’ (ejklekth'/ kuriva/, eklekth kuria) to whom the letter is addressed” above. What is it that is in danger of being lost in v. 8? Updated December 4, 2018. 4-6).792 There is a similar use of Joti to introduce a new section in 1 John 3:11.793 The NET Bible translation reflects this looser connection. John explained this purpose in John 20:30-31: And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. More probable is (e), a reference to a particular local church at some distance from the Christian community where the author is located at the time he writes. The reference to an internalized ‘truth’ may allude to the indwelling Spirit of truth, as mentioned in v. 2.778 As far as specific behavior in the present situation is concerned, the phrase “living according to the truth” refers to genuine Christians who are holding fast to an apostolic christology in the face of the secessionist opponents’ challenge to orthodoxy.779. [Most delightful fellowship between the apostle and his juniors.—V. On the other hand, the author made it clear in 1 John 2:19 that he did not regard the secessionist opponents as genuine Christians to begin with. EXEGESIS: JOHN 2 & 15. Options which understand the phrase to refer to an individual are as follows: (a) The letter is addressed to a Christian lady named Electa. (2.) We are to have minds open to conviction. 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, people who do not confess Jesus as Christ coming in the flesh. CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL COMMENTARY 2 JOHN. Although no explicit expression of thanksgiving is found in 2 John, the author’s expression of joy in v. 4 may be roughly analogous. 803 As Stott observed, it is not progress in the faith that is condemned here, but progress beyond it (The Epistles of John, 211-12). He also warns these people to avoid those who deny aspects of the Christian faith, and who deceive people away from the truth. 790 Brown sees this not so much as a matter of routine stylistic variation, but lack of precision: “The objection that the Presbyter would not speak of walking in the commandment when he has just spoken of walking according to the commandments is convincing only to those who think that the Johannine writers are very precise about prepositions” (The Epistles of John, 667 [italics his]). This teaching of Christ of 2 John 1:9, which is the standard by which to test Gnostic deceivers (2 John 1:7). Peace —tranquility of spirit and serenity of conscience, in an assured reconciliation with God, together with all safe and sanctified outward prosperity. 2 John 1:13. The elder, To the lady chosen by God and to her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, … This phrase has slight adversative force (“but”), because the addressees are already “living according to the truth” (v. 4).780 Yet in spite of previous ‘good behavior’ the author has to stress obedience all the more, because there is now a threat at hand – the false teachers sent out by the opponents – and it is necessary to emphasize the basics all over again (anyone who has read through 1 John could not doubt that obedience to the commandment to “love one another” is one of the basic elements of Johannine Christianity). A related term, sumpresbuvtero (sumpresbuteros, “fellow elder”), is used by the author of 1 Peter to refer to himself in 1 Peter 5:1 (although he has already identified himself as an apostle in 1:1). Christians often begin their course with great zeal, and as if they were determined to reap the highest rewards of the heavenly world. When the author speaks of “the things we have worked for” in v. 8 he seems to include the recipients of the letter along with himself. This person is the Deceiver and the Antichrist! Amen.”. This is not the same as saying the author knows specifically that some of the Christians in the community addressed have already gone over to the side of the opponents and ceased “living according to the truth.” In the body of the letter he will address his concerns more directly. Every Christian, therefore, should be on his or her guard against such arts; and while he should (upon all subjects) be open to conviction, and be ready to yield his own opinions when convinced that they are wrong, yet he should yield to truth, not to people; to argument, not to the influence of the personal character of the professed religious teacher. KJV NKJV NLT NIV ESV CSB NASB. John Section Common Thread Between John/Malachi Malachi 4:6 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. The reference in v. 13 seems to indicate conclusively that ejklekth'/ (eklekth, “elect”) in v. 1 is an adjective, not a proper name. 808 See the section “The meaning of the expression ‘does not have God’ (qeoVn oujk e[cei, qeon ouk ecei) in v. 9” below. Elders as rulers of the community appear in the Old Testament: Deut 19:12, Josh 20:4, Ruth 4:2, and Ezra 10:14. I think the second possibility is much more probable because of the parallel confession in 1 John 4:2. The referent of the first au{th (Jauth, “this”) in v. 6. Here it means that the writer is a leader in the church. Walking in Truth and Love 1 Peter 5:13 is an approximate parallel. Ἀσπάζεταί σε, salute you) The courteousness of the apostle is seen, who announces the salutation in the words of the children. Cf. 2 John 1:13 The children of your chosen sister send their greetings. 6 (Now this is love: that we walk according to his commandments.) One of the charges he will make against the opponents is that they are ‘progressives’ who have “gone too far” (v. 9). 787 Cf. In the author’s mind there could be little doubt that it was only a matter of time before the arrival of the missionary representatives of the secessionist opponents in the outlying Christian communities.814 Thus the people the author warns the readers about are the opponents with their false christological teaching. The opponents, who deny Jesus as Christ come in the flesh, are compared with the Deceiver (Satan) and the Antichrist, because they are like these individuals in that they are accomplishing Satan’s work and preparing the way for the Antichrist. 815 So Stott, The Epistles of John, 214. The first au{th (Jauth) in v. 6 refers to hJ ajgavph (Jh agaph, “love”), which in turn is explained by the first Jina-clause in v. 6: “that we walk according to his commandments.” The structure is parallel to the phrase kaiV au{th e[stin (kai Jauth estin, “and this is”) in 1 John 1:5 and 5:11, where both times an epexegetical (explanatory) Joti-clause follows.783 In a number of Johannine passages (John 13:34, 15:12, 17; 1 John 3:23, 4:21) the “commandment” is defined in terms of loving one another; this is what the author has done again in the previous verse (2 John 5). In contrast to the opponents, who are not genuine believers and thus have no relationship with God, the person who remains in the teaching of Christ is said to ‘have’ both the Father and the Son. The verse begins with a first-class condition in Greek, which assumes reality for the sake of the argument. We come to the conclusion of 2 John in verses 12 and 13.. Having many things to write to you, John has more to say on the subject of 2 nd John. (3.) Following this is the body of the letter, which in 2 John is vv. We are to treat all people with kindness; to be true, and just, and faithful in our contact with everyone; to be hospitable, and always ready to do good to any who are needy, whatever their name, color, rank, or opinions. To the person himself we should be ever ready to do good. This is the same confession mentioned in 1 John 4:2, except that the perfect participle of 1 John 4:2 is replaced by a present participle (ejrcovmenon, ercomenon) here. 779 As Marshall noted, if the author is writing to a congregation in which the members are partly or largely heretical, we might expect he would emphasize “truth” rather than “love” (The Epistles of John, 65, n. 4). The referent of the second au{th (Jauth, “this”) in v. 6. Mercy —free pardon and forgiveness; those who are already rich in grace have need of continual forgiveness. The meaning of the expression “does not have God” (qeoVn oujk e[cei, qeon ouk ecei) in v. 9. As in 1 John, in the midst of the ongoing conflict with the secessionist opponents, the necessity for genuine Christians to show love for fellow believers in obedience to the commandment to love one another is a matter of urgency for the author. THAT WHICH WE HAVE SEEN AND HEARD 1:1 That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with 820 On this expression see Num 12:8 lxx; Jer 39:4 lxx; 3 John 14. The word misqov (misqos) is the term for a workman’s wage, the payment he is due in exchange for his labor.802 The idea of rewards for Christians who serve faithfully occurs in a number of places in the New Testament (e.g., 1 Cor 3:8-10, Matt 5:12, 10:22, Mark 9:41; 13:13, and Luke 19:11-27). ed. 817 Note the comment by Smalley, “In these vv John is not saying, ‘do not love others.’ Nor is he forbidding all contact with the heterodox, since friendly association with them might well have resulted in a change of mind…Rather, the presbyter is warning the members of his community against the dangers of entertaining heretics and their views in such a way as to strengthen and develop their erroneous position, and so compromise the truth (cf. 805 Technically this construction fits the criteria of Granville Sharp’s rule. This is similar to the author’s use of the plural ajntivcristoi (anticristoi, “antichrists”) to describe the opponents in 1 John 2:18.799. v. Most reckon the seven signs in the Gospel of John as: The author’s greeting, while it fits the standard format of a first century letter, also contains a significant amount of reassurance for the readers – reassurance that would be needed in the face of the serious christological challenge represented by the secessionist opponents and their teaching. It simply means the author does not have personal knowledge of all the members of the community to which he is writing. (Although this might explain the use of such a designation by others it is not so clear that this is why the author would use it of himself.) GOOD WINE & TRUE VINE. Smalley’s comment: “The elder refers first of all to the pastoral and missionary work which has been undertaken and accomplished in the community and beyond, and shared with his orthodox church members” (1, 2, 3 John, 330). 1 From the elder, to an elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth (and not I alone, but also all those who know the truth), Just as in the Gospel of John the author does not explicitly identify himself with the Apostle John, so here he prefers the designation the elder. The length of both 2 and 3 John is governed by the size of a single sheet of papyrus (reed paper) which would have measured about 25 by 20 centimeters.760. The same would be true if the secessionist opponents had already left and the author was concerned about others leaving to follow them, or if the congregation being addressed was currently under pressure from the heretical teachers sent by a rival group. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) 1 John 1:1 - 2:2 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: For the context, see INTRODUCTION TO 1 JOHN 1 JOHN 1:1-4. There is much more John would have written on this subject, but paper and ink were just insufficient to the subject. Here the opponents are described as “progressives” who have gone beyond what is warranted by the apostolic eyewitness testimony about Jesus.803 Such a person does not have God, as opposed to the individual who remains in the apostolic teaching about Jesus and has both the Father and the Son. 788 So, e.g., Smalley, “The reference of “in it” (ejn aujth'/) is naturally to “love,” thus completing the balance of the two parts of this v” (1, 2, 3 John, 326). The force of the second i{na (Jina, “thus”) in v. 6. If the second Jina-clause in v. 6 does not give the content of the commandment mentioned in v. 6 (see the preceding section), what is its force? Such a person would have embraced “correct christological belief” from the author and his followers, but would then be in danger of losing that belief before receiving eternal life. (b) The second possibility is to understand the participle as a reference to the first coming, that is, the incarnation. The more common suggestions are as follows: (1) It is sometimes suggested that the title is used because of the old age of the author and the respect or authority given to him. However, in 3 John where the letter is addressed to an individual (Gaius), the individual’s name is given. While this is grammatically possible, it is not a necessary inference. 1-3), which mentions the sender and the addressee and includes a greeting. "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood … This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning; thus you should walk in it. 9 Everyone who goes on ahead and does not remain in the teaching about Christ does not have God. There are few arts more profound than that of leading people into error; few that are studied more, or with greater success. The author’s designation of himself as “the elder” (oJ presbuvtero, Jo presbuteros) in v. 1. 816 See the section “The meaning of the expression ‘does not have God’ (qeoVn oujk e[cei, qeon ouk ecei) in v. 9” above. Presumably the Christian community to which he wrote knew who he was. 781 Note the phrase ajp* ajrch' (ap’ archs, “from the beginning”) which has occurred before in 1 John 1:1 and 2:7. Book of 2 John Explained. 795 BDF §339(2) states: “The present participle can also denote a relatively future action with various nuances.”. The phrase here refers to the conduct that results when an individual has “truth” residing within. 13 The children of your elect sister greet you. Now, however, it is not a new commandment, but one “which we have had from the beginning,” the beginning of Jesus’ earthly ministry, and not new in comparison to the innovative christological teaching of the opponents, who have not remained in the apostolic teaching but have “gone on ahead.”782. Still another possibility is found in Blass-Debrunner’s standard reference grammar, which states that present participles can sometimes be used to describe actions which had occurred in the past.798 Perhaps it is best to say this is just another example of the same lack of precision the author exhibits in other areas like the use of prepositions. The Search OF the Savior: Why Jesus Came, Part 2 (Gal. Does debt affect giving in modern times in light of the Israelite tithe and slaves? Title: The epistle’s title is “2 John”. Read Introduction to 2 John “Having many things to write to you, I did not wish to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” We may simply be dealing with the Johannine love of stylistic variation. This genitive is difficult because it may be understood as objective (the teaching about Christ), subjective (Christ’s own teaching), or both (M. Zerwick’s «general» genitive; Wallace calls this a “plenary” genitive).809 An objective genitive, with Christ as the object of the (apostolic) teaching, might seem to be the obvious reading in context, especially since v. 7 makes reference to what a person “confesses” about Jesus Christ.810 A good case can also be made for a subjective genitive, however, since other Johannine uses of the genitive following the noun didachv (didach, “teaching”) favor a subjective sense here.811 In John 7:16, 17 Jesus himself refers to “my teaching” and “teaching from me,” and 18:19 refers to “his (Jesus’) teaching.” Rev 2:14, 15 refers to the “teaching of Balaam” and “the teaching of the Nicolaitans”, both of which are clearly subjective in context. In it, John commends a group of believers for holding fast to the truth of the gospel. 2 Samuel 1. The identification of the “commandment” the author writes in v. 5. 800 Brown comments, “in Johannine thought correct christological belief is a ‘work’ that opens the recipient to receive eternal life. 1 and 13 is involved. 2 John is being written to warn a ‘sister’ church some distance away of the missionary efforts of the secessionist opponents, and of the dangers of welcoming them whenever their representatives should arrive.771. 764 See the section in the introduction entitled “Authorship of 1 John.”. They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan and for the people of the Lord and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. The difference in meaning that results, however, is slight. Once again there have been a number of suggestions concerning the identification of the addressee(s) of 2 John. Wallace, Exegetical Syntax, 245-46. If they should persevere in the course which they have commenced, they would indeed shine as the stars in the firmament. 783 See the section “The identification of the ‘testimony’ of 5:11 (The referent of au{th [Jauth, ‘this’] in 5:11)” above. The force of the phrase kaiV nu'n (kai nun, “but now”) at the beginning of v. 5. This is understandable only if some collective sense to the singular used in vv. But in 2 John there has been no previous exclusive mention of this group of authoritative eyewitnesses. R. Brown has suggested that the author was influenced by the repeated use of the present participle ejrcovmeno (ercomenos, “coming”) in the Gospel of John to describe Jesus (1:15, 27; 12:13).797 This is possible even if one believes (as I do) that the same person wrote the Gospel of John and 2 John, because the formula may have been somewhat fixed as a description of Jesus by this time, or may have been a favorite idiom of the author (but it is impossible to be sure). The commandment the author is writing about was new when it was first manifested in the words and works of Jesus during his earthly career (cf. 767 See Raymond E. Brown, The Gospel According to John, I-XII (Anchor Bible 29; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1966), lxxxviii-lxxxix. We are to love the truth, and always be ready to follow it. Both Brooke (A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Johannine Epistles, 172) and Houlden (A Commentary on the Johannine Epistles, 143) think the heretics in the congregation the author was writing formed the majority. (3) In the Gospel of John there is a notable reticence on the part of the author to identify himself explicitly with the Apostle John. 5-12. In this case what is being affirmed in the confession is that Jesus is really the Christ come in the flesh. 796 See the section “The meaning of the phrase oJmologei' =Ihsou'n CristoVn ejn sarkiV ejlhluqovta (Jomologei Ihsoun Criston en sarki elhluqota, literally ‘confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come’) in 4:2” above. Therefore this suggests option (d), that the “elect lady” is a reference to the church at large. 776 So Brown, The Epistles of John, 660. In view of the exposition of this Epistle we may make the following remarks: (1) It is desirable for a family to have a character for piety so consistent and well understood that all who know it shall perceive it and love it, 2 John 1:1. Cf. The rewards of heaven will be apportioned to our character, and for our services in the cause of religion in this life, and those who "sow sparingly shall reap also sparingly." At a family reunion, a friend asked one of the sons, "Which Morgan is the greatest preacher?" The author now makes a specific exhortation to the recipients of the letter, telling them what they can do about the situation. 1 John 2:7 states virtually the same thing as the present verse, referring to a new commandment which the readers have had from the beginning. Another problem with both (b) and (c) is that the internal evidence of 2 John strongly suggests a collective reference.769 In v. 6 the addressee is referred to using a second person plural verb, and this is repeated in vv. In the case of this lady and her household, it would seem that, as far as they were known, they were known as a well-ordered Christian household. There are three ways that we can use the word ‘*elder’. If not, bad things will happen again. The identification of “all those who know the truth” in v. 1. For the author, of course, there may not have been a great difference in meaning anyway: to “walk in the commandment” would be to obey it (i.e., to love one another), and this would be to walk in the truth. The author’s command not to receive such a representative of the opponents “into the house” may be no more than a prohibition of hospitality extended to the opponents. 2:26, 3:7, and 4:6). This simple rule would guide us to a course that is right. Date of Writing: The Book of 2 John would most likely have been written at about the same time as John’s other letters, 1 and 3 John, between A.D. 85-95. In addition, the author does not specify how he came by this information. We should impose no pains or penalties upon him for the opinions which he holds. Indeed, the idea of anything other than Jesus’ own teaching may have been anathema to the Johannine tradition” (The Epistles of John, 675). R. Brown takes this as a reference to faith itself (specifically in this case, correct christological belief) which one must “work” to maintain in the face of the threat represented by the opponents.800 To abandon correct christological belief and adopt instead the christology of the opponents would be to “lose” that for which one had been working, that is, the reception of eternal life by those in the community being addressed. John does not refer to entertaining strangers ( Hebrews 13:2 ; 1 Timothy 5:10 ), but to the deceiving propagandists who were carrying dissension and danger with them. The term was used of officials in the Jewish synagogue in the first century, and Mark 15:1 and Acts 6:12 describe a group of “elders” within the Sanhedrin. This is not decisive, however, since none of these other references are Johannine. This is a metaphor, a figure of speech where one thing is called something else in order to make a comparison. 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