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If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into [your] house, neither bid him God speed:
2 John 1:10 — KJV
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2 John 1:10
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on 2 John 1:10
Theological / DevotionalIf there come. That is, when there comes, indicating that visits from heretical teachers are anticipated.
Bring not this doctrine. The phrase serves to definite the visitor and to show that he is a teacher of anti-Christian doctrine, evidently bent on seducing faithful church members.
Receive him not. This apparently inhospitable counsel applies only in the case of a “deceiver” and “antichrist” (v. 7), and has no direct bearing on the hospitality that Christians should cheerfully show to needy friends and strangers (see Matt. 25:35; Heb. 13:2). There would be no point in receiving a visitor who was determined to deceive the church of God.
House. This may refer to the individual’s own home, or to a house where the church was meeting.
God speed. Gr. chairein, literally, “to rejoice,” used often in the NT as a greeting (see on Rom. 1:7). It is not possible for a Christian to “rejoice” or to wish God’s blessing on a “deceiver.” He may pray for him, that he may see the error of his ways and turn to embrace the full gospel of Christ, but Christian fellowship is not possible between the believer and the false teacher (cf. 1 Cor. 5:9–13).
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