2 John 1:7

“For many deceivers are entered into the world, etc.] By whom are meant false teachers, who are described by their quality, “deceivers”, deceitful workers, pretending to be ministers of Christ, to have a: value for truth, a love for souls, and a view to the glory of God, but lie in wait to deceive, and handle the word of God deceitfully; and by their quantity or number, “many”, and so likely to do much mischief; and by the place where they were, they were “entered into the world”; or “gone out into the world”, as the Alexandrian copy and some others, and the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read; (see Gill on “<610401>1 John 4:1”); and by their tenet, who confess not that Jesus Christ is…”

“As love and truth go hand in hand (Jo2 1:3-4), he feels it needful to give warning against teachers of untruth. For--giving the reason why he dwelt on truth and on love, which manifests itself in keeping God's commandments (Jo2 1:6). many-- (Jo1 2:18; Jo1 4:1). are entered--The oldest manuscripts read, "have gone forth," namely, from us. confess not . . . Jesus . . . in the flesh--the token of Antichrist. is come--Greek, "coming." He who denies Christ's coming in the flesh, denies the possibility of the incarnation; he who denies that he has come, denies its actuality. They denied the possibility of a Messiah's appearing, or coming, in the flesh [NEANDER]. I think the Greek present…”

“For - Ὅτι Hoti. This word “for” is not here to be regarded as connected with the previous verse, and as giving a reason why there should be the exercise of mutual love, but is rather to be understood as connected with the following verse, 2 John 1:8, and as giving a reason for the caution there expressed: “Because it is a truth that many deceivers have appeared, or since it has occurred that many such are abroad, look to yourselves lest you be betrayed and ruined.” The fact that there were many such deceivers was a good reason for being constantly on their guard, lest they should be so far drawn away as not to receive a full reward. Many deceivers are entered into the world - Are abroad in…”

“Carefully keep what ye have heard from the beginning, for many seducers are entered into the world, who confess not Jesus Christ that came in the flesh - Who disbelieve either his prophetic, or priestly, or kingly office. Whosoever does this is the seducer - From God. And the antichrist - Fighting against Christ. 2 John 1:8”

“1:7 many deceivers have gone out into the world: Docetists were denying that Jesus Christ came in a real body. John refuted this heresy in his first letter (see 1 Jn 4:2-3). • A false teacher is a deceiver, because they mislead unwary believers, and an antichrist, because they distract and lead people away from the true Christ. By using the apocalyptic symbol of the antichrist, John signals the severity of the heresy and the ultimate judgment upon false teachers.”

“many: Pe2 2:1-3; Jo1 2:18-22, Jo1 4:1 who: Joh 1:14; Ti1 3:16; Jo1 4:2; Rev 12:9, Rev 13:14 This is: Jo1 2:22, Jo1 4:3 2 John 1:8”