2 John 10–12
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1:10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting,321:11because the person who gives him a greeting shares in his evil deeds.33
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1:12Though I have many other34 things to write to you, I do not want to do so with35 paper and ink,36 but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face,37 so that our joy may be complete.38
Footnotes
- 32 Do not give him any greeting does not mean to insult the person. It means “do not greet the person as a fellow Christian” (which is impossible anyway since the opponents are not genuine believers in the author’s opinion).
- 33 Shares in his evil deeds. Giving a public greeting could be understood by an onlooker to suggest agreement with the (false) teaching of the opponents and is thus prohibited by John.
- 34 “Other” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity in English.
- 35 Grk “by means of.”
- 36 Presumably the author means he would rather say the additional things he wants to say to the recipients in person rather than by letter (with paper and ink).
- 37 Grk “speak mouth to mouth,” an idiom for which the English equivalent is “speak face to face.”
- 38 Grk “be fulfilled.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.
Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them. Anyone who welcomes them shares in their wicked work.
I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and do not greet him; for the one who greets him shares in his evil works.
Though I have many things to write to you, I don’t want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and talk face to face so that our joy may be complete.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
If anyone comes to your meeting and does not teach the truth about Christ, don’t invite that person into your home or give any kind of encouragement. Anyone who encourages such people becomes a partner in their evil work.
I have much more to say to you, but I don’t want to do it with paper and ink. For I hope to visit you soon and talk with you face to face. Then our joy will be complete.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not speak a greeting to him, because the one who speaks a greeting to him shares in his evil deeds.
Although I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so by means of paper and ink, but I hope to be with you and to speak face to face, so that your joy may be complete.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: for he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
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