2 John 1:7
“For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.”
2 John 1:7 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- For many seducers are gone out into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh: this is a seducer and an antichrist.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
- DARBYDarby
- For many deceivers have gone out into the world, they who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in flesh this is the deceiver and the antichrist.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who don't confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist.
Context: 2 John 1
5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
7For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
About 2 John 1: Love and Hospitality
This chapter is a letter from the author to a specific church or individual, encouraging them to love one another and to practice hospitality. The author emphasizes the importance of maintaining the truth of the gospel and warns against false teachers.
Commentary
2 John is a short letter written by the Apostle John to a woman he calls “the elect lady” and her children. In this letter, John expresses his love and joy for the woman and her children, and encourages them to remain faithful to the truth of the gospel. He also warns them against false teachers who are trying to lead them astray.