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2 John 1 Bible study: Walking in truth

In 2 John, will be with us stands in two verses side by side: "it will be with us forever" (1:2), and "Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us" (1:3). And the Greek word behind paper in "with paper and ink" (1:12) stands nowhere else in the New Testament.

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“This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.”
2 John 1:6 · World English Bible

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The elder

In the text

2 John opens, "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" (1:1) (tap love and truth). It goes on, "for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever" (1:2). Then comes the greeting: "Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love." (1:3) (tap mercy). Beyond "The elder" (1:1), the letter gives no name for its I, and these notes give none. They say nothing about who wrote it, to whom, when or where, beyond the letter's own words.

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The Greek word behind it

ἀλήθειαaletheiasay al-AY-thi-ah

Thayer: "verity, truth". "whom I love in truth" (1:1): behind truth is this noun. In 2 John it stands in 1:1-4, in each of those verses in all eight editions TAGNT compares.

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2 John 1 Bible study questions

  1. 1"I rejoice greatly" (1:4). When has good news about someone you care for made you glad, and did you tell them?
  2. 2"This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments." (1:6). What would it look like for you to take these words into this week?
  3. 3"but I hope to come to you and to speak face to face, that our joy may be made full" (1:12). Who would you like to see in person soon, rather than only write to, and what could you do about it?

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Last reviewed October 12, 2026. Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain. Hebrew and Greek words are checked against the original-language texts and public-domain lexicons. What we believe · Favor home