2 John 1:7 (YLT)

Passage

because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.

Nearby Context

2 John 1:5 and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,

2 John 1:6 and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk,

2 John 1:7 because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.

2 John 1:8 See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive;

2 John 1:9 every one who is transgressing, and is not remaining in the teaching of the Christ, hath not God; he who is remaining in the teaching of the Christ, this one hath both the Father and the Son;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "leading", "astray", "enter", "confessing", "jesus", "christ", and "coming". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "leading", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "and this is the love that we..." into verse 8's "See to yourselves that ye may not...", so "world" and "leading" belong inside that flow. In 2 John context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "leading" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.