for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever:
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for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever:
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for the truthes sake which dwelleth in vs and shalbe in vs for ever.
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For the trueths sake which dwelleth in vs, and shalbe with vs for euer:
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Passages linked to 2 John 1:2 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- 1 John 2:14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
- 1 John 2:17 The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.
- John 15:7 If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
- Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
- 1 Peter 1:23-25 having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever. For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls; but the Lord’s word endures forever.” This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.
- 2 Peter 1:12 Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.
- 2 Timothy 1:5 having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.
- 1 Corinthians 9:23 Now I do this for the sake of the Good News, that I may be a joint partaker of it.
- 2 Corinthians 4:5 For we don’t preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2 For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us,…
2 For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
Ver. 2. For the truth’s sake] This is the love that will hold again, and is a sure sign of love unfeigned, when it is thus well founded. Sinisterity is opposite to sincerity. Some love the saints as Isaac loved Esau, for the venison that he brought him, &c.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The indwelling of evangelical truth, which is here meant,…
The indwelling of evangelical truth, which is here meant, signifies its deep radication, and powerful transforming efficacy, in the soul, so as to be productive of holiness, as Joh 17:17; than which nothing can be a greater inducement among Christians of mutual love.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us,.... Not…
For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us,.... Not for her high birth, nobility, or riches; but either for Christ's sake, who is the truth, and who dwells in the hearts of believers by faith, and who is the same that dwells in one as in another; and on his account it is that saints love one another, because they belong to him, he is formed in them, and his image is stamped upon them; and every like loves its like: or for the Gospel's sake, which has a place, and dwells in every saint, and is the same for matter and substance in one as in another; and unity of mind and judgment produces unity of affection: or for the sake of the truth of grace, the inward principle of grace, which dwells in every regenerate person; a communication of the experience of which knits the saints one to another:
and shall be with us for ever; where Christ enters and takes up his abode, from thence he never finally and totally departs, though he may sometimes hide his face with respect to communion, or withdraw his gracious presence; and where the Gospel has once took place in the heart, and is become the ingrafted word, it can never be rooted out, or be removed; and where the truth of grace is, it will remain; it is an incorruptible seed, a well of living water, springing up into eternal life.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain For the truth's sake, which abideth in us -…
For the truth's sake, which abideth in us - As a living principle of faith and holiness.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 2. For the truth's sake] On account of…
Verse 2. For the truth's sake] On account of the Gospel.
Which dwelleth in us] By the grace which it has proclaimed.
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And shall be with us] For God will preserve not only the Christian religion but its truth, all its essential doctrines for ever. And they that abide in the truth shall go whither that truth leads, i.e. to glory. The Armenian has a strange reading here: "For the truth's sake which dwelleth in us, because it is also with you; and ye shall be with us for ever." But this is supported by no other version, nor by any MS.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain For the truth’s sake - They love this family…
For the truth’s sake - They love this family because they love the truth, and see it so cordially embraced and so happily exemplified. Those who love the gospel itself will rejoice in all the effects which it produces in society, on individuals, families, neighborhoods, and their hearts will be drawn with warm affection to the places where its influence is most fully seen.
Which dwelleth in us - In us who are Christians; that is, the truths of the gospel which we have embraced. Truth may be said to have taken up a permanent abode in the hearts of all who love religion.
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And shall be with us for ever - Its abode with us is not for a night or a day; not for a month or a year; not for the few years that make up mortal life; it is not a passing stranger that finds a lodging like the weary traveler for a night, and in the morning is gone to be seen no more; it has come to us to make our hearts its permanent home, and it is to be with us in all worlds, and while ceaseless ages shall roll away.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain For the truth's sake--joined with "I love," Jo2 1:1.…
For the truth's sake--joined with "I love," Jo2 1:1. "They who love in the truth, also love on account of the truth."
dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever--in consonance with Christ's promise.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 2. And all love her for the indwelling truth’s…
2. And all love her for the indwelling truth’s sake; or on account of that indwelling truth. The common possession of that truth is a common ground and inspiration of mutual love. The Christian loves the Christian because he is a Christian.
Shall be… forever—It is intrinsically a permanent possession. Yet the condition of its being retained by us is expressed in 2Jn_1:9, and is implied here. It will abide in us while we abide in it.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 2. For the truth’s sake] The repetition of the…
2. For the truth’s sake] The repetition of the word ‘truth’ is quite in S. John’s style. ‘The truth’ here and at the end of 2Jn_1:1 means the truth as revealed in Christ and the Spirit.
which dwelleth in us] Better, as R. V., which abideth in us: see on 1Jn_2:24.
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and shall be with us for ever] ‘With us’ is emphatic: and with us it shall be for ever. An echo of Christ’s farewell discourses: ‘He shall give you another Advocate, that He may be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth’ (Joh_14:16). Comp. ‘I am … the Truth’ (Joh_14:6) and ‘The Spirit is the Truth’ (1Jn_5:6). The Apostle and all believers love the elect lady and her children on account of the ever-abiding presence of Christ in the gift of the Spirit. ‘For ever’ is literally ‘unto the age’: see on 1Jn_2:17.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 2. For the truth's sake. Those who love in…
2. For the truth's sake. Those who love in truth, love for the truth's sake.
B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament with Notes (1889–1891) — public domain. Electronic text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) ThML edition.
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 1:2 Christian love is rooted in knowing the truth.…
1:2 Christian love is rooted in knowing the truth. The truth that lives in us is more than just facts or doctrine; it is the presence of God (see John 14:15-17), who will be with us forever.
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