2 John 1:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

for the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Because of the Truth which lives and stays on in our hearts and will be with us forever:

American Standard Version (1901)

for the truth’s sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:

Common English Bible

because of the truth that remains with us and will be with us forever.

Catholic Public Domain Version

because the truth which dwells in us shall be with us for eternity.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

For the sake of the truth which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

2 John 1:2 Cross References

John 14:16

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.

John 15:7

If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

1 Corinthians 9:23

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, so that I might become a partner in it.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’s sake.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.

2 Timothy 1:5

I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you.

2 Peter 1:12

Therefore I intend to keep on reminding you of these things, though you know them already and are established in the truth that has come to you.

1 John 1:8

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 2:14

I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young people, because you are strong and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

1 John 2:17

And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God abide forever.