OET 2 YHN

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The second letter

that we have written by

Yohan (John)

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2 Yōannaʸs

Introduction

This the second letter that we have by Yohan one of the earliest followers of Yeshua and who became an appentice to him. He sent this letter to a chosen woman and her children—presumably meaning ‘chosen by God’. Some think this might be referring to a group of believers (in which case, the ‘chosen sister’ of the closing sentence might also be a congregation). This short letter reminds the recipients that it’s necessary to keep following the truth of Yeshua’s original teaching and to love each other. It also warns about those who teach that Yeshua was not the messiah (or was not God).

Main components of Yohan’s letter

Greetings 1-3

Love and obedience 4-6

Guarding the truth 7-11

Ending 12-13

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1 This letter is from Yohan the elder to the chosen lady and her children who I genuinely love (as do all the other believers) 2 because of the truth that lives in us and will be with us forever.

3 We will have grace, mercy, and peace in truth and love from God the father and from his son Yeshua the messiah.

1 The elder, to_the_chosen mistress and the children of _her, whom I am _loving in truth (and not I only, but also all the ones having _known the truth),

2 because _of the truth which remaining in us, and will _be with us to the age:

3 grace, mercy, peace will _be with us from god the_father and from Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah, the son of _the father, in truth and love.

1:4 Stick to the original message

4 I was so happy that I found some of your children living out the truth as per the command that the father gave us. 5 So now I’m requesting you, lady, (not making some new command, but one that we’ve had since the beginning) that we all need to love each other[ref] 6 where the definition of love is obeying God’s commands. This is the command about walking in love that you all heard from the beginning 7 because many false preachers have entered the world who don’t believe that Yeshua is the messiah who came as a human. Any person like that is a deceiver and against the messiah.

8 So make sure that you all don’t lose what you’ve worked for, but rather go on to receive a full reward.

9 Anyone who doesn’t stay with the messiah’s teaching or adds more to it doesn’t have God—it’s the person who continues in the his teaching that has both the father and the son with them. 10 If anyone comes to you all and doesn’t bring this same message, don’t accept that person into your house, and don’t tell them that it’s good 11 because anyone who encourages those people is participating in the evil that they’re spreading.

4 I _was_ exceedingly _elated that I _have _found some of the children of _you walking in truth, as the_command we _received from the father.

5 And now I _am _asking you, mistress, not as writing a_ new _command, to _you, but what we _were _having from the_beginning, that we _may _be _loving one _another.

6 And this is the love:
that we _may _be _walking according _to the commands of _him.
This is the command, as you _all _heard from the_beginning, that you _all _may _be _walking in same.

7 Because many deceivers came _out into the world, the ones not confessing Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah coming in flesh.
This one is the deceiver and the anti-messiah.

8 Be _seeing yourselves that you _all _may_ not _lose what things you _did, but you _all _may _take _back a_ full _reward.

9 Everyone which going _beyond and not remaining in the teaching of _the chosen _one /messiah, is_ not _having god, the one remaining in the teaching, this one is _having both the father and the son.

10 If anyone is _coming to you _all, and is_ not _bringing this the teaching, not be _receiving him into your_house, and not be _saying to _be _rejoicing to _him,

11 for/because the one saying to _him to _be _rejoicing is _sharing in _the the evil works of _him.

1:12 Closing off

12 I’ve got many things that I wanted to write to you about, but paper and ink aren’t working for me so I’ll try to come and then we can talk directly because I want you all to experience genuine happiness.

13 Your sister’s children (and she’s also a chosen one) send their greetings also.

5: Yhn 13:34; 15:12,17.

12 Having many things to _be _writing to _you _all, I _was_ not _counseled through paper and ink, but I _am _hoping to _become to you _all, and to _speak mouth to mouth, in _order _that the joy of _you _all may _be having _been _fulfilled.

13 The children of _the the chosen sister of _you is _greeting you.

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