2 John 1:7

“For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess Jesus the Messiah coming in the flesh; this is the deceiver and the antichrist.”

2 John 1:7 · direct translation from the Greek
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2 John 1:7, word by word

manyπολλοὶpolloi

many

A great number of people or things.

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deceiversπλάνοιplanoi

deceiver

Impostor, deceiver.

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have gone outἐξῆλθονexēlthon

go out

To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.

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the worldκόσμονkosmon

creation

Everything God made.

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confessὁμολογοῦντεςhomologountes

confess

To state openly what one believes, as that Christ is Lord.

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JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

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the MessiahΧριστὸνChriston

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

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comingἐρχόμενονerchomenon

come as Messiah

The coming of Jesus; "the one who comes" is the awaited one.

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the fleshσαρκίsarki

mortal

Human beings, frail and mortal.

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isἐστινestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

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the antichristἀντίχριστοςantichristos

antichrist

Antichrist: one who opposes the Messiah or claims to take his place.

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The context

6And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you heard from the beginning, that you walk in it.

7 · This verse (above)

8Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but receive a full reward.

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