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2 John 1:2

Truth and honesty

1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

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BSB
because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:
KJV
For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
WEB
for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever:
ASV
for the truth`s sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:
DARBY
for the truth's sake which abides in us and shall be with us to eternity.
BLB
because of the truth remaining in us and [that] will be with us to the age:
ÅB
for den sannhets skyld som blir i oss og skal være med oss til evig tid:
OTB
på grunn av sannheten som bor i oss og vil være med oss for alltid:
B1930
for den sannhets skyld som blir i oss og skal være med oss til evig tid:

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 John 2:17

    And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

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  • 1 John 1:8

    If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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  • 1 John 2:14

    I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

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  • John 15:7

    If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

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  • 2 Peter 1:12

    Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.

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  • Colossians 3:16

    Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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  • 2 Timothy 1:5

    When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

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  • 1 Peter 1:23–25

    Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

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