2 John 1:1

In 9 translations

BSB

The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—

KJV

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;

WEB

The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those who know the truth,

ASV

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

LSV

The elder to the chosen lady, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those having known the truth,

YLT

The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth,

DBY

The elder to [the] elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only but also all who have known the truth,

DRC

The ancient to the lady Elect, and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth,

GNV

THE ELDER to the elect Lady, and her children, whom I loue in the trueth: and not I onely, but also all that haue knowen the trueth,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

Ὁ πρεσβύτερος ἐκλεκτῇ κυρίᾳ καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτῆς, οὓς ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, καὶ οὐκ ἐγὼ μόνος ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἐγνωκότες τὴν ἀλήθειαν,

RP2018

Ὁ πρεσβύτερος ἐκλεκτῇ κυρίᾳ καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτῆς, οὓς ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, καὶ οὐκ ἐγὼ μόνος, ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἐγνωκότες τὴν ἀλήθειαν,

TR-Boyd

Ὁ πρεσβύτερος ἐκλεκτῇ κυρίᾳ καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτῆς, οὓς ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, καὶ οὐκ ἐγὼ μόνος, ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἐγνωκότες τὴν ἀλήθειαν,

SCR1894

ο πρεσβυτερος εκλεκτη κυρια και τοις τεκνοις αυτης ους εγω αγαπω εν αληθεια και ουκ εγω μονος αλλα και παντες οι εγνωκοτες την αληθειαν

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Timothy 2:4who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
• 1 John 3:18Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
• John 8:32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
• 1 Peter 5:1As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
• 2 John 1:13 – 3 John 1:14The children of your elect sister send you greetings.
• 2 John 1:5And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
• 1 Peter 1:22–23Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of…
• 2 John 1:2–3because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.
• Hebrews 10:26If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,
• 1 John 2:21I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
• 1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
• Galatians 5:7You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth. To this He called you…
• Galatians 2:5We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
• Galatians 3:1O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
• Colossians 1:5the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

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