2 John

Epistles/Letters by John c. AD 85-95

Second John is a brief letter warning a church against showing hospitality to false teachers who deny Christ's incarnation. It balances truth and love as essential marks of Christian community.

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1 Walking in Truth and Love 13 verses ≈ 1 min ✓ Download Read Listen

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The shortest book in the Bible by word count (13 verses)
Addressed to 'the elect lady' - possibly a church or individual
Warns against showing hospitality to false teachers
Contains 'walking in truth' as its central theme
John identifies himself as 'the elder'
Emphasizes that love and truth must go together
Only 1 chapter with 245 words in Greek
Warns that deceivers deny Christ came in the flesh
Contains 'look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought'
One of the most personal letters in the NT