Berean Standard Bible

2 John 1

(3 John 1:1–4)

1TheὉHoG3588elderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245,To the chosenἐκλεκτῇeklektēaG1588ladyκυρίᾳkuriaG2959andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆςautēsG846τοῖςtoisG3588childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,whomοὓςhousG3739IἐγὼegōG1473loveἀγαπῶagapōG25inἐνenG1722thetruthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225—andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐκoukG3756IἐγὼegōG1473aloneμόνος,monosG3441,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588knowἐγνωκότεςegnōkotesG1097theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειαν,alētheianG225—

2because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225thatτὴνtēnG3588abidesμένουσανmenousanG3306inἐνenG1722usG1473andκαὶkaiG2532will beἔσταιestaiG1510withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326usG1473foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶνα·eis ton aiōnaG1519 G3588 G165:

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485,mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656, andpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromπαρὰparaG3844GodθεοῦtheouG2316theFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532fromπαρὰparaG3844JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,will beἔσταιestaiG1510withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326usG1473inἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

Walking in the Truth

(John 8:30–47)

4I was overjoyedἘχάρην λίανEcharēn lianG5463 G3029toὅτιhotiG3754findεὕρηκαheurēkaG2147someofἐκekG1537yourσουsouG4771τῶνtōnG3588childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043walkingπεριπατοῦνταςperipatountasG4043inἐνenG1722thetruthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531παρὰparaG3844theτοῦtouG3588Fatherπατρός.patrosG3962has commandedἐντολὴνentolēnG1785usἐλάβομενelabomenG2983.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568I urgeἐρωτῶerōtōG2065youσε,seG4771, dearladyκυρία,kuriaG2959—notοὐχouchG3756asὡςhōsG5613a newG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785γράφωνgraphōnG1125to youσοι,soiG4771,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235oneἣνhēnG3739we have hadεἴχομενeichomenG2192fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆς,archēsG746—thatἵναinaG2443we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25one anotherἀλλήλους.allēlousG240.

6AndκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510ἡhēG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26,thatἵναinaG2443we walkπεριπατῶμενperipatōmenG4043according toκατὰkataG2596Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὰςtasG3588commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785.ThisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588veryκαθὼςkathōsG2531commandmentἐντολήentolēG1785you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆς,archēsG746,thatἵναinaG2443you must walkπεριπατῆτε·peripatēteG4043inἐνenG1722loveαὐτῇautēaG846.

Beware of Deceivers

7ForὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183deceiversπλάνοιplanoiG4108have gone outἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889οἱhoiG3588,refusingμὴmēG3361to confessὁμολογοῦντεςhomologountesG3670the coming ofἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547inἐνenG1722thefleshσαρκί·sarkiG4561.Any suchοὗτόςhoutosG3778personisἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588deceiverπλάνοςplanosG4108andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588antichristἀντίχριστος.antichristosG500.

8WatchβλέπετεblepeteG991yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,so thatἵναinaG2443you do not loseμὴ ἀπολέσητεmē apolesēteG3361 G622whatἃhaG3739we have worked forεἰργασάμεθα,eirgasamethaG2038,butἀλλὰallaG235thatyou may be fully rewardedμισθὸν πλήρη ἀπολάβητε.misthon plērē apolabēteG618 G4134 G3408.

9AnyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588runs aheadπροάγωνproagōnG4254καὶkaiG2532withoutμὴmēG3361remainingμένωνmenōnG3306inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547does not haveοὐκ ἔχει·ouk echeiG3756 G2192GodθεὸνtheonG2316.WhoeverὁhoG3588remainsμένωνmenōnG3306inἐνenG1722HisτῇtēaG3588teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322οὗτοςhoutosG3778hasἔχει.echeiG2192bothκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207.

10IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771butκαὶkaiG2532does not bringοὐ φέρει,ou phereiG3756 G5342thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588teachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322,do notμὴmēG3361receiveλαμβάνετεlambaneteG2983himαὐτὸνautonG846intoεἰςeisG1519yourhomeοἰκίαν,oikianG3614orμὴmēG3361evenκαὶkaiG2532greetχαίρειν λέγετε·chairein legeteG3004 G5463himαὐτῷautōG846.

11γὰρgarG1063WhoeverὁhoG3588greetsλέγων χαίρειν,legōn chaireinG3004 G5463such a personαὐτῷautōG846sharesκοινωνεῖkoinōneiG2841inτοῖςtoisG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῖςtoisG3588evilπονηροῖς.¶ponēroisG4190deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041.

Conclusion

(3 John 1:13–14)

12I haveἔχωνechōnG2192many thingsΠολλὰPollaG4183to writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125to youὑμῖνhuminG4771, butI would preferἐβουλήθηνeboulēthēnG1014notοὐκoukG3756to do sowithδιὰdiaG1223paperχάρτουchartouG5489andκαὶkaiG2532inkμέλανος·melanosG3188.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679to comeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096andκαὶkaiG2532speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771faceστόμαstomaG4750toπρὸςprosG4314faceστόμαstomaG4750,so thatἵναinaG2443ourG1473ἡhēG3588joyχαρὰcharaG5479may beᾖ.ēG1510completeG4137.

13TheτὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043of yourσεseG4771τῆςtēsG3588electἐκλεκτῆςeklektēsG1588τῆςtēsG3588sisterἀδελφῆςadelphēsG79send you greetingsἀσπάζεταί σουaspazetai souG782 G4771.