2 John 1:11
For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
KJV
ὁ λέγων γὰρ αὐτῷ χαίρειν κοινωνεῖ τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ τοῖς πονηροῖς.
Greek NT
Qui enim dicit illi Ave, communicat operibus ejus malignis.
Vulgate
for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.
ASV
For he that saith unto him: God speed you, communicateth with his wicked works.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
κοινωνέω
koinoneo
verb · 8×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
πονηρός
poneros
adjective · 77×
χαίρω
chairo
verb · 74×
ἔργον
ergon
noun · 169×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: λέγων γὰρ | WH/Treg/NIV: λέγων γὰρ | RP: γὰρ λέγων
- λέγων γὰρ — SBLGNT
- λέγων γὰρ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- γὰρ λέγων — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Q. How is the kingdom of heaven closed and opened by Christian discipline? A. According to the command of Christ: Those who, though called Christians, profess unchristian teachings or live unchristian lives, and after repeated and loving counsel refuse to abandon their errors and wickedness, and after being reported to the church, that is, to its officers, fail to respond also …
Cross-references
- 1Sam 15:26 — And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
- 1Tim 5:22 — Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.
- 1Tim 5:22 — Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.
- 2John 1:10 — If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
- Eph 5:11 — And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
- Judg 17:2 — And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And
- Rev 18:4 — And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.