2 John 1:2 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us for ever:

More versions

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 pray the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, to be with you for ever,

John 15:7

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

1 Corinthians 9:23

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

Colossians 3:16

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

2 Timothy 1:5

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

2 Peter 1:12

Therefore I intend always to remind you of these things, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have.

1 John 1:8

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

1 John 2:14

I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, 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 passes away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides for ever.