2 John 1:1

Full Chapter

September 18, 2025

KJV

The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

BSB

The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—

WEB

The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth;

YLT

The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth,

F.O.G Original

From: The Elder To: The ‘Chosen Lady’ and her *children, whom I love (agape) in truth; not only I, but all those intimately knowing the truth, love you.

F.O.G

From: The Elder To: The ‘Chosen Lady’ and her *children, whom I love (agape) in truth; not only I, but all those intimately knowing the truth, love you.

F.O.G MSG

¹From the elder to the chosen ladyᵃ and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not only I, but also all who have come to know the truth—

Footnotes:

¹ᵃ Chosen lady: This could refer to either an individual Christian woman and her family, or more likely to a local church and its members, using the feminine metaphor common in Scripture for the people of God.