2 John
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2 John is a brief New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, addressing a chosen lady and her children with warnings against false teachers and encouragement to remain in the truth and love of Christ.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2 John canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2367949 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2 John Context triple: [Peshitta, earlyNewTestamentOmissions, 2 John]
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A.
3 John
3 John is a brief New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, addressing issues of hospitality, authority, and support for traveling Christian workers within the early church.
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B.
1 John
1 John is a New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, emphasizing themes of love, truth, and assurance of salvation within early Christian communities.
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C.
John-John
John-John is the childhood nickname of John F. Kennedy Jr., the son of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
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D.
Jude
Jude is one of Bridget Jones’s close, supportive friends in the romantic comedy film "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason."
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E.
Jude
Jude is a Christian apostle and traditionally regarded as the author of the New Testament Epistle of Jude.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2 John Target entity description: 2 John is a brief New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, addressing a chosen lady and her children with warnings against false teachers and encouragement to remain in the truth and love of Christ.
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A.
3 John
3 John is a brief New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, addressing issues of hospitality, authority, and support for traveling Christian workers within the early church.
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B.
1 John
1 John is a New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, emphasizing themes of love, truth, and assurance of salvation within early Christian communities.
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C.
John-John
John-John is the childhood nickname of John F. Kennedy Jr., the son of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
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D.
Jude
Jude is one of Bridget Jones’s close, supportive friends in the romantic comedy film "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason."
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E.
Jude
Jude is a Christian apostle and traditionally regarded as the author of the New Testament Epistle of Jude.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic epistle
ⓘ
New Testament epistle ⓘ biblical text ⓘ book of the Bible ⓘ |
| addressee | the elect lady and her children ⓘ |
| audienceType | early Christian community ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Christological orthodoxy
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love ⓘ obedience to Christ’s commandments ⓘ truth ⓘ warning against false teachers ⓘ |
| chapterCount | 1 ⓘ |
| christology | affirms that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh ⓘ |
| exhorts |
continue in the truth
ⓘ
love one another ⓘ watch yourselves so that you do not lose what you have worked for ⓘ |
| genre |
epistle
ⓘ
pastoral letter ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Eastern Orthodox canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox biblical canon
Roman Catholic biblical canon ⓘ most Protestant biblical canons ⓘ |
| instructs |
do not give false teachers a greeting
ⓘ
do not receive false teachers into your house ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| length | one of the shortest books in the New Testament ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | read in Christian liturgy and worship ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | preserved in various Greek New Testament manuscripts ⓘ |
| mentions | children of the elect lady ⓘ |
| openingGreetingFrom | the elder ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
Johannine epistles ⓘ |
| positionInCanon | twenty-fourth book of the New Testament in many Christian traditions ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
1 John
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3 John ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ |
| teaches |
abiding in the teaching of Christ
ⓘ
walking in love ⓘ walking in truth ⓘ |
| testament | New Testament ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Johannine theology ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor |
Apostle John
ⓘ
Apostle John ⓘ
surface form:
John the Evangelist
|
| verseCount | 13 ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
antichrists
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deceivers ⓘ false teachers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2 John Description of subject: 2 John is a brief New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, addressing a chosen lady and her children with warnings against false teachers and encouragement to remain in the truth and love of Christ.
Referenced by (5)
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