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1 | Reference | ID | Tags | Quote | Occurrence | Question | Response |
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2 | front:intro | gtn1 | 0 | # 2 John Study Questions\n\nAsk yourself these questions as you carefully read this letter, and pray to God that he will open your eyes to see his message clearly. | |||
3 | 1:1 | rni7 | basic,observe | ὁ πρεσβύτερος | 1 | How does the writer of this letter, whom we know to be the Apostle John, introduce himself? | |
4 | 1:1 | mqfn | basic,interpret | ὁ πρεσβύτερος | 1 | Why do you think John identifies himself in this letter as the **elder** instead of as an apostle? | |
5 | 1:1 | w99t | basic,observe | ἐκλεκτῇ κυρίᾳ καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτῆς | 1 | To whom does John send this letter? | |
6 | 1:1 | kw2b | advanced,interpret | ἐκλεκτῇ κυρίᾳ καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτῆς | 1 | Some scholars think John is not writing to a woman and her children. To what other group might this phrase possibly refer? | |
7 | 1:1 | lls6 | basic,observe | οὓς ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ | 1 | How does John personally feel about the recipients of this letter? | |
8 | 1:1 | mp9w | basic,observe | (καὶ οὐκ ἐγὼ μόνος, ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἐγνωκότες τὴν ἀλήθειαν) | 1 | What kind of reputation do the recipients of the letter have among other believers? | |
9 | 1:1-4 | v6dv | basic,interpret | ἀληθείᾳ & ἀλήθειαν & ἀλήθειαν & ἀληθείᾳ & ἀληθείᾳ | 1 | What can you tell about John’s message from the fact that he uses the word **truth** five times in the opening verses? | |
10 | 1:2 | i269 | advanced,interpret | διὰ τὴν ἀλήθειαν τὴν μένουσαν ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ μεθ’ ἡμῶν ἔσται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα | 1 | What is the **truth** that **abides in** believers and will be with them **forever**? | |
11 | 1:3 | b4zh | basic,observe | ἔσται μεθ’ ἡμῶν χάρις, ἔλεος, εἰρήνη, παρὰ Θεοῦ Πατρός καὶ παρὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Πατρός | 1 | Who is it that gives **Grace, mercy, and peace**? | |
12 | 1:3 | y7q3 | basic,interpret | ἔσται μεθ’ ἡμῶν χάρις, ἔλεος, εἰρήνη, παρὰ Θεοῦ Πατρός καὶ παρὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Πατρός, ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἀγάπῃ | 1 | Why is it important that the **Grace, mercy, and peace** we receive from **the Father** and **the Son** are given **in truth and love**? | |
13 | 1:3 | w79m | basic,apply | ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἀγάπῃ | 1 | Have you ever experienced someone acting in **truth**, but not in **love**? | |
14 | 1:3 | vl13 | basic,apply | ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἀγάπῃ | 1 | Have you ever experienced someone acting in **love**, but not in **truth**? | |
15 | 1:4 | tmh1 | basic,observe | ἐχάρην λείαν ὅτι εὕρηκα ἐκ τῶν τέκνων σου περιπατοῦντας ἐν ἀληθείᾳ | 1 | What caused John to rejoice greatly? | |
16 | 1:4 | gs6x | basic,interpret | περιπατοῦντας ἐν ἀληθείᾳ | 1 | What does it mean to be **walking in the truth**? | |
17 | 1:4 | g4gz | basic,observe | περιπατοῦντας ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, καθὼς ἐντολὴν ἐλάβομεν παρὰ τοῦ Πατρός | 1 | Why must believers walk **in the truth**? | |
18 | 1:5 | wzf6 | basic,observe | καὶ νῦν ἐρωτῶ σε, κυρία & ἵνα ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους | 1 | What does John ask the woman to do? | |
19 | 1:5 | pb64 | basic,observe | οὐχ ὡς ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφων σοι, ἀλλὰ ἣν εἴχαμεν ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς | 1 | Why should the woman not be surprised by what John asks her to do? | |
20 | 1:5 | jsw7 | basic,interpret | ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους | 1 | Who should believers consider to be **one another**? | |
21 | 1:6 | d8y1 | basic,observe | καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη: ἵνα περιπατῶμεν κατὰ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ | 1 | According to John, what is the definition of **love** for one another? | |
22 | 1:6 | yzc8 | basic,interpret | καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη: ἵνα περιπατῶμεν κατὰ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ | 1 | How does the inclusion of the commandments here resemble John connecting “truth” and “love” in verse 3? | |
23 | 1:6 | hk3p | basic,observe | αὕτη ἡ ἐντολή ἐστιν, καθὼς ἠκούσατε ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῇ περιπατῆτε | 1 | From what point have believers been required to love while walking according to his commandments? | |
24 | 1:7 | d2l7 | basic,observe | ὅτι πολλοὶ πλάνοι ἐξῆλθαν εἰς τὸν κόσμον | 1 | The word **For** introduces the reason that love must be according to God’s commandments. What is that reason? | |
25 | 1:7 | cz9d | basic,observe | ὅτι πολλοὶ πλάνοι ἐξῆλθαν εἰς τὸν κόσμον | 1 | How common were these **deceivers** in that day? | |
26 | 1:7 | ab01 | basic,observe | οἱ μὴ ὁμολογοῦντες Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐρχόμενον ἐν σαρκί | 1 | What was the major error that the **deceivers** were teaching? | |
27 | 1:7 | k1eq | basic,apply | οἱ μὴ ὁμολογοῦντες Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐρχόμενον ἐν σαρκί | 1 | Why was it so important for John to confront the error that said Christ did not come **in the flesh**? | |
28 | 1:7 | tm9q | basic,observe | οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ πλάνος καὶ ὁ ἀντίχριστος | 1 | What is another name for these deceivers? | |
29 | 1:8 | s82w | basic,observe | βλέπετε ἑαυτούς, ἵνα μὴ ἀπολέσητε ἃ εἰργασάμεθα, ἀλλὰ μισθὸν πλήρη ἀπολάβητε | 1 | What did John ask the recipients of the letter to be careful to do? | |
30 | 1:8 | dp1v | basic,interpret | ἵνα μὴ ἀπολέσητε ἃ εἰργασάμεθα, ἀλλὰ μισθὸν πλήρη ἀπολάβητε | 1 | According to verse 4, how had the woman’s children **worked for** God in order to be **fully rewarded**? | |
31 | 1:9 | rrgg | basic,observe | πᾶς ὁ προάγων καὶ μὴ μένων ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Θεὸν οὐκ ἔχει | 1 | How can we recognize someone who **does not have God**? | |
32 | 1:9 | f6qj | basic,observe | ὁ μένων ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ, οὗτος καὶ τὸν Πατέρα καὶ τὸν Υἱὸν ἔχει | 1 | How can we recognize someone who **has both the Father and the Son**? | |
33 | 1:9 | wi6a | basic,interpret | τῇ διδαχῇ τοῦ Χριστοῦ & τῇ διδαχῇ | 1 | According to verse 7, what is one of the most important truths of **the teaching** that all true believers must accept? | |
34 | 1:10 | it7p | basic,observe | εἴ τις ἔρχεται πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ ταύτην τὴν διδαχὴν οὐ φέρει, μὴ λαμβάνετε αὐτὸν εἰς οἰκίαν, καὶ χαίρειν αὐτῷ μὴ λέγετε | 1 | How should the recipients of the letter treat someone who **does not bring this teaching**? | |
35 | 1:10 | g98b | advanced,interpret | μὴ λαμβάνετε αὐτὸν εἰς οἰκίαν, καὶ χαίρειν αὐτῷ μὴ λέγετε | 1 | Why would believers not receiving one of these false teachers into their homes not violate the commandment to “love one another” in verse 5? | |
36 | 1:10 | a3z8 | basic,apply | εἴ τις ἔρχεται πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ ταύτην τὴν διδαχὴν οὐ φέρει, μὴ λαμβάνετε αὐτὸν εἰς οἰκίαν, καὶ χαίρειν αὐτῷ μὴ λέγετε | 1 | In your opinion, would this command not to receive false teachers prevent a believer from showing hospitality to an unbeliever who was not teaching error about Christ? | |
37 | 1:11 | pv24 | basic,observe | ὁ λέγων γὰρ αὐτῷ χαίρειν κοινωνεῖ τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ τοῖς πονηροῖς | 1 | What happens when a believer **greets** a false teacher? | |
38 | 1:11 | sz2h | basic,interpret | ὁ λέγων γὰρ αὐτῷ χαίρειν κοινωνεῖ τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ τοῖς πονηροῖς | 1 | Why do you think a believer giving a friendly greeting to a false teacher is considered by God to be sharing **in his evil deeds**? | |
39 | 1:12 | cm8t | basic,observe | πολλὰ ἔχων ὑμῖν γράφειν, οὐκ ἐβουλήθην διὰ χάρτου καὶ μέλανος | 1 | Has John written everything he wants to tell Gaius? | |
40 | 1:12 | zan2 | basic,observe | ἀλλὰ ἐλπίζω γενέσθαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλῆσαι | 1 | How does John plan to tell to Gaius the other things he has to say? | |
41 | 1:12 | zf4e | basic,apply | ἀλλὰ ἐλπίζω γενέσθαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλῆσαι | 1 | If you have a choice, how do you prefer to communicate a message to another person? Why that method? | |
42 | 1:12 | pl7i | basic,observe | ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ὑμῶν πεπληρωμένη ᾖ | 1 | The phrase **so that** indicates the purpose for which John wants to communicate all these things to Gaius. What is that purpose? | |
43 | 1:13 | m22h | basic,observe | ἀσπάζεταί σε τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἀδελφῆς σου τῆς ἐκλεκτῆς | 1 | Who sends greetings along with John? | |
44 | 1:13 | rad4 | basic,observe | τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἀδελφῆς σου τῆς ἐκλεκτῆς | 1 | If verse 1 is not addressed to a specific woman and her children, to whom might this phrase here possibly refer? | |
45 | 1:13 | mftm | basic,observe | ἀσπάζεταί σε | 1 | In what way is this heartfelt greeting in contrast to the greetings John discussed in verses 10-11? |