‘Lord, God of my master Abraham,’ he prayed, ‘make this happen for me today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
2 John 1:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and do not greet him; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine [is disloyal to what Jesus Christ taught], do not receive him [do not accept him, do not welcome or admit him] into [your] house or bid him Godspeed or give him any encouragement. American Standard Version (1901) If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and give him no greeting: Common English Bible Whoever comes to you who does not affirm this teaching should neither be received nor welcomed into your home, Catholic Public Domain Version If anyone comes to you, and does not bring this doctrine, do not be willing to receive him into the house, and do not speak a greeting to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If any man come to you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into the house nor say to him, God speed you. |
‘Lord, God of my master Abraham,’ he prayed, ‘make this happen for me today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
But he answered, ‘I cannot go back with you or accompany you; I will not eat food or drink water with you in this place.
They wrote: ‘From the apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers and sisters among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
But actually, I wrote you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister and is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or verbally abusive, a drunkard or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.
If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take note of that person; don’t associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister who is idle and does not live according to the tradition received from us.
This is why, if I come, I will remind him of the works he is doing, slandering us with malicious words. And he is not satisfied with that! He not only refuses to welcome fellow believers, but he even stops those who want to do so and expels them from the church.