◄ 2 John 1:10 ►
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Good News Translation
So then, if some come to you who do not bring this teaching, do not welcome them in your homes; do not even say, "Peace be with you."

New Revised Standard Version
Do not receive into the house or welcome anyone who comes to you and does not bring this teaching;

Contemporary English Version
If people won't agree to this teaching, don't welcome them into your home or even greet them.

New American Bible
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him in your house or even greet him;

Douay-Rheims Bible
If any man come to you and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into the house nor say to him: God speed you.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

If any man come to you and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into the house nor say to him: God speed you.

come.

2 John 1:11 For he that saith unto him: God speed you, communicateth with his wicked works.

Romans 16:17,18 Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark them who make dissensions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned and avoid them. . . .

1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I have written to you, not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator or covetous or a server of idols or a railer or a drunkard or an extortioner: with such a one, not so much as to eat.

1 Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not our Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathema, maranatha.

Galatians 1:8,9 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema. . . .

2 Timothy 3:5,6 Having an appearance indeed of godliness but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid. . . .

Titus 3:10 A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, avoid:

neither.

Genesis 24:12 O Lord, the God of my master, Abraham, meet me today, I beseech thee, and shew kindness to my master, Abraham.

Psalm 129:8 And they that passed by have not said: The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.

Context
Beware of Deceivers
…9Whosoever revolteth and continueth not in the doctrine of Christ hath not God. He that continueth in the doctrine, the same hath both the Father and the Son. 10If any man come to you and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into the house nor say to him: God speed you. 11For he that saith unto him: God speed you, communicateth with his wicked works.…
Cross References
1 Kings 13:16
But he said: I must not return, nor go with thee, neither will I eat bread, or drink water in this place:

Acts 15:23
Writing by their hands: The apostles and ancients, brethren, to the brethren of the Gentiles that are at Antioch and in Syria and Cilicia, greeting.

Romans 16:17
Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark them who make dissensions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned and avoid them.

2 Thessalonians 3:6
And we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the tradition which they have received of us.

2 Thessalonians 3:14
And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Titus 3:10
A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, avoid:

3 John 1:10
For this cause, if I come, I will advertise his works which he doth; with malicious words prating against us. And as if these things were not enough for him, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and them that do receive them he forbiddeth, and casteth out of the church.

2 John 1:9
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