New American Standard Bible 2020

2 John 1

Walk According to His Commandments

1The elderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245to thechosenἐκλεκτῇeklektēaG1588ladyκυρίᾳkuriaG2959and her childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,whomοὓςhousG3739IloveἀγαπῶagapōG25in truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225;and not onlyμόνος,monosG3441I, but alsoG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956whoknowἐγνωκότεςegnōkotesG1097the truthἀλήθειαν,alētheianG225,

2becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225which remainsμένουσανmenousanG3306in us and will bewith us foreverαἰῶνα·aiōnaG165:

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485,mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656, andpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515will be with us, from GodθεοῦtheouG2316the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and from JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,in truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225and loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

4I was overjoyedἘχάρην λίανEcharēn lianG3029 G5463to findεὕρηκαheurēkaG2147someof your childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043walkingπεριπατοῦνταςperipatountasG4043in truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,justG2531asG2531we have receivedἐλάβομενelabomenG2983a commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785to dofrom the Fatherπατρός.patrosG3962.

5NowνῦνnunG3568I askἐρωτῶerōtōG2065you, ladyκυρία,kuriaG2959, not as though I werewritingγράφωνgraphōnG1125to you a newG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785,but the one whichἣνhēnG3739we have hadεἴχομενeichomenG2192from the beginningἀρχῆς,archēsG746, that weloveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλους.allēlousG240anotherG240.

6AndthisαὕτηhautēG3778is loveἀγάπηagapēG26,that we walkπεριπατῶμενperipatōmenG4043accordingκατὰkataG2596to His commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785.ThisαὕτηhautēG3778is the commandmentἐντολήentolēG1785,justG2531asG2531you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191from the beginningἀρχῆς,archēsG746,that you are to walkπεριπατῆτε·peripatēteG4043in it.

7FormanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183deceiversπλάνοιplanoiG4108havegoneG1831outG1831into the worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,thoseG3588whodo not acknowledgeὁμολογοῦντεςhomologountesG3670JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547ascomingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064in the fleshσαρκί·sarkiG4561.ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isthe deceiverπλάνοςplanosG4108and theantichristἀντίχριστος.antichristosG500.

8WatchβλέπετεblepeteG991yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,that you do not loseἀπολέσητεapolesēteG622whatἃhaG3739we have accomplishedεἰργασάμεθα,eirgasamethaG2038, but thatyou may receiveἀπολάβητε.apolabēteG618a fullπλήρηplērēG4134rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

9AnyoneπᾶςpasG3956whogoesG4254tooG4254farG4254anddoes not remainμένωνmenōnG3306in the teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,does not haveἔχει·echeiG2192GodθεὸνtheonG2316;the one who remainsμένωνmenōnG3306in the teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322hasἔχει.echeiG2192bothG2532the FatherπατέραpateraG3962and the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207.

10IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to you and does not bringφέρει,phereiG5342thisταύτηνtautēnG3778teachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322,do not receiveλαμβάνετεlambaneteG2983him into yourhouseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614, and do notgiveλέγετε·legeteG3004him a greetingχαίρεινchaireinG5463;

11for the one whogivesλέγωνlegōnG3004him a greetingχαίρειν,chaireinG5463participatesκοινωνεῖkoinōneiG2841in his evilπονηροῖς.¶ponēroisG4190deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041.

12Though I haveἔχωνechōnG2192manyΠολλὰPollaG4183thingsG4183to writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125to you, I do not wantἐβουλήθηνeboulēthēnG1014to do sowith paperχάρτουchartouG5489and inkG3189;but I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679to comeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096to you and speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980faceστόμαstomaG4750to faceστόμαstomaG4750,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443yourjoyχαρὰcharaG5479may be madeG4137completeG4137.

13The childrenτέκναteknaG5043of yourchosenἐκλεκτῆςeklektēsG1588sisterἀδελφῆςadelphēsG79greetἀσπάζεταίaspazetaiG782you.

Walk According to His Commandments

Commentaries on 2 John 1