{"collection":"scripture-revelation","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/gutenberg_8370/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/gutenberg_8370","id":"gutenberg_8370","license":"Public Domain (US)","rights_basis":"gutenberg_metadata_copyright_false","source":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8370","summary":null,"tags":["Bible. Epistle of John, 2nd","Category: Religion/Spirituality"],"text":"This eBook was produced by David Widger\nfrom etext #1581 prepared by Dennis McCarthy, Atlanta, Georgia\nand Tad Book, student, Pontifical North American College, Rome.\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE HOLY BIBLE\n\n\n\n\nTranslated from the Latin Vulgate\n\n\nDiligently Compared with the Hebrew, Greek,\nand Other Editions in Divers Languages\n\n\nTHE OLD TESTAMENT\nFirst Published by the English College at Douay\nA.D. 1609 & 1610\n\nand\n\nTHE NEW TESTAMENT\nFirst Published by the English College at Rheims\nA.D. 1582\n\n\nWith Annotations\n\n\nThe Whole Revised and Diligently Compared with\nthe Latin Vulgate by Bishop Richard Challoner\nA.D. 1749-1752\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE SECOND EPISTLE OF ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE\n\nThe Apostle commends Electa and her family for their steadfastness in\nthe true faith and exhorts them to persevere, lest they lose the reward\nof their labours. He exhorts them to love one another. But with heretics\nto have no society, even not to salute them. Although this Epistle is\nwritten to a particular person, yet its instructions may serve as a\nlesson to others, especially to those who, from their connections,\nsituation, or condition in life, are in danger of perversion.\n\n\n2 John Chapter 1\n\nHe recommends walking in truth, loving one another and to beware of\nfalse teachers.\n\n1:1. The Ancient to the lady Elect and her children, whom I love in the\ntruth: and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth,\n\nThe ancient... That is, the ancient bishop St. John, being the only one\nof the twelve apostles then living. To the lady Elect...  Some\nconjecture that Electa might be the name of a family, or of a particular\nchurch; but the general opinion is, that it is the proper name of a\nlady, so eminent for her piety and great charity, as to merit this\nEpistle from St. John.\n\n1:2. For the sake of the truth which dwelleth in us and shall be with us\nfor ever.\n\n1:3. Grace be with you, mercy and peace from God the Father and from\nChrist Jesus the Son of the Father: in truth and charity.\n\n1:4. I was exceeding glad that I found of thy children walking in truth,\nas we have received a commandment from the Father.\n\n1:5. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing a new commandment to\nthee, but that which we have had from the beginning, that we love one\nanother.\n\n1:6. And this is charity: That we walk according to his commandments.\nFor this is the commandment that, as you have heard from the beginning,\nyou should walk in the same:\n\n1:7. For many seducers are gone out into the world who confess not that\nJesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a seducer and an antichrist.\n\n1:8. Look to yourselves, that you lose not the things which you have\nwrought: but that you may receive a full reward.\n\n1:9. Whosoever revolteth and continueth not in the doctrine of Christ\nhath not God. He that continueth in the doctrine, the same hath both the\nFather and the Son.\n\n1:10. If any man come to you and bring not this doctrine, receive him\nnot into the house nor say to him: God speed you.\n\nNor say to him, God speed you... This admonition is in general, to\nforewarn the faithful of the dangers which may arise from a familiarity\nwith those who have prevaricated and gone from the true faith, and with\nsuch as teach false doctrine. But this is not forbidding a charity for\nall men, by which we ought to wish and pray for the eternal salvation of\nevery one, even of our enemies.\n\n1:11. For he that saith unto him: God speed you, communicateth with his\nwicked works.\n\n1:12. Having more things to write unto you, I would not by paper and\nink: for I hope that I shall be with you and speak face to face, that\nyour joy may be full.\n\n1:13. The children of thy sister Elect salute thee.","title":"The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 70: 2 John: The Challoner Revision","tradition":"scripture-revelation","translated_text":null,"word_count":659}