2 John 1 - Introduction

The Second Epistle of John] This title, like that of the First Epistle and of the Gospel, exists in various forms both ancient and modern, and is not original: and here again the oldest authorities give it in the simplest form. 1. of John B; 2. Second Epistle of John 3. Second Catholic Epistle of John 4. Second Epistle of the Holy Apostle John the Divine. In our Bibles the epithet -Catholic" or -General" has wisely been omitted. The Epistle is not addressed to the Church at large, but either to an individual, or to a particular Church.