2 John 1:10

Truth and honesty Fellowship and the church

⁸ Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

⁹ Whosoever 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.

If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

¹¹ For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

¹² 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.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
KJV: If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
WEB: If anyone comes to you and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t receive him into your house, and don’t welcome him,
ASV: If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into [your] house, and give him no greeting:
DARBY: If any one come to you and bring not this doctrine, do not receive him into [the] house, and greet him not;
BLB: If anyone comes to you⁺ and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into the house, and do not speak to him to greet [him].

ÅB: Dersom noen kommer til dere og ikke fører denne lære, da ta ikke imot ham i deres hus, og by ham ikke velkommen!
OTB: Hvis noen kommer til dere og ikke bringer denne læren, så ta ikke imot dem i deres hus, og gi dem ikke en hilsen;
B1930: Dersom nogen kommer til eder og ikke fører denne lære, da ta ikke imot ham i eders hus, og by ham ikke velkommen!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Titus 3:10
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
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Romans 16:17–18
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
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2 Thessalonians 3:6
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
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2 Timothy 3:5–6
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
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2 Thessalonians 3:14
And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
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1 Corinthians 5:11
But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
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2 John 1:11
For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
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1 Corinthians 16:22
If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
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