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NASB | 2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching [but diminishes or adds to the doctrine of Christ], do not receive or welcome him into your house, and do not give him a greeting or any encouragement; |
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Bible Note: Searcher56, Amen. While Scripture doesn't say, "Your actions speak louder than your words", it’s true, very true. I know someone who was witnessing about the Lord's goodness, mercy and love to a friend as they walked a dark street in a huge city. He stopped at a newspaper vending machine to purchase the daily paper. After inserting the money and lifting the lid to retrieve a paper, the other guy said, "Grab me one while you’re at it." The person didn't want to "offend" the guy, less he couldn't witness to him anymore, so he grabbed an extra paper and handed it to him. He continued to tell the man about the Lord as they walked, each with a paper under their arm. At the next corner, the man tossed his unread paper into a trash bin. That's when I knew the truth of “that sermon” is the one that got to him. I was never able to talk to him about the Lord again. Decades later, I still remember and wonder what might have been, rather than what was. That one time was the last, but I never had a second opportunity. One measly dime, and …. Taleb |