Second Epistle of John

9.4

A short letter in the New Testament thought to be written by John the Apostle

proper noun

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The Second Epistle of John is one of the shortest books in the New Testament.

Examples

She read a passage from the Second Epistle of John during the church service.
In the Second Epistle of John, the author warns against false teachers.
Many scholars believe the Second Epistle of John addresses early Christian communities facing false teachings.
The Second Epistle of John emphasizes love and truth.
Many scholars believe the Second Epistle of John addresses early Christian communities facing false teachings.
In the Second Epistle of John, the author warns against false teachers.
She read a passage from the Second Epistle of John during the church service.

Synonyms

II John

vsSecond Epistle of John

8.1

A short letter in the New Testament that people say John wrote

is the same book but written as a full ordinal phrase

Surface Forms

Second Epistle of John main

Morphology

2nd + epistle + of + John

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Second' indicates sequence, 'epistle' denotes a canonical letter, and 'of John' identifies the author, so a learner who knows these constituents will infer it refers to the second New Testament letter attributed to John. This book-naming pattern is common across languages and within religious terminology, making the phrase readily transparent to B1 learners.

Etymology

The Second Epistle of John is named like old letters: Epistle means 'letter', John is the writer's name, and Second shows it is the second short letter linked to him. That's why the name now means 'the second short letter in the New Testament' traditionally said to come from John the 'Apostle'.