2 John 9

9 Whosoever ttransgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, uhath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he uhath both the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 — The New International Version (NIV)

9 Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

9 Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

9 Anyone who wanders away from this teaching has no relationship with God. But anyone who remains in the teaching of Christ has a relationship with both the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

9 Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 — New Century Version (NCV)

9 Anyone who goes beyond Christ’s teaching and does not continue to follow only his teaching does not have God. But whoever continues to follow the teaching of Christ has both the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

9 Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

9 Whosoever goes forward and abides not in the doctrine of the Christ has not God. He that abides in the doctrine, he has both the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

9 Everyone who doesn’t continue to teach what Christ taught doesn’t have God. The person who continues to teach what Christ taught has both the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

9 Anyone who does not remain in Christ’s teaching but goes beyond it, does not have God. The one who remains in that teaching, this one has both the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

9 Everyone who does not abide in the teaching of Christ, but goes beyond it, does not have God; whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

9 Everyone who goes too far and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. The one who remains in the teaching—this person has both the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

9 Some people run ahead of others. They don’t follow the teaching of Christ. People like that don’t belong to God. But those who follow the teaching of Christ belong to the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

9 Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.

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t	See Acts 1:25.
u	See 1 John 2:23.
u	See 1 John 2:23.