The Book of
2 John
A short letter urging believers to live in love and truth, and to draw clear lines against teachers who deny Jesus Christ.
Read
Start here, then choose a chapter.
Read it as guidance for everyday church relationships: love is not vague kindness, but faithful obedience shaped by the truth about Christ. Notice how hospitality and partnership can either strengthen the gospel or enable harmful teaching.
Chapters
Choose where to read.
Pick a chapter. Each chapter keeps the text, sections, questions, and context together.
Context
Big idea and book facts
2 John ties Christian love to loyalty to the truth about Jesus. It urges steady obedience and warm fellowship, while warning that welcoming deceptive teachers undermines the community’s life in the truth.
- Author
- John the Apostle
- Date
- c. AD 85-95
- Location
- Ephesus
- Audience
- A local church and its members
- Genre
- Epistle