King James Version · Under Rome
2 John
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The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. be with you, mercy, and peace, from , and from , the Son of , in truth and love. I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a from . And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new unto thee, but that which we had , that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk after his . This is the , That, as ye have heard , ye should walk in it. For many deceivers are entered into the world, who not that is come in . This is a deceiver and an antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not . He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both and the Son. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him speed: For he that biddeth him speed is partaker of his evil deeds. Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I to come unto you, and speak to , that our joy may be full. The children of thy elect sister greet thee. .
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.
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