Handbook for Bible Students

2 John

Key-word, “Walk” (in Truth); Key-verse, 6.-Like Paul’s to Philemon, this is a private personal letter, addressed to an unknown Christian woman and her pious family. It belongs to the time and bears the tone of the first epistle. It sets a high value on the piety of a mother and her household; and warns against the abuse of hospitality by those who would undermine holy living and propagate error. It is a tribute to the dignity of womanhood, wifehood, and motherhood. [p. 141] HBS 45.5