2 John 1:11
For he that saith unto him, God speed you, communicateth with his wicked works.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Qui enim dicit illi Ave, communicat operibus ejus malignis.
- Greek New Testament (SBLGNT)
- ὁ λέγων γὰρ αὐτῷ χαίρειν κοινωνεῖ τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ τοῖς πονηροῖς.
The Fathers on this verse
St Irenaeus Against Heresies: Book I, Chapter XVI. Absurd interpretations
3. I well know, my dear friend, that when thou hast read through all this, thou wilt indulge in a hearty laugh over this their inflated wise folly! But those men are really worthy of being mourned over, who promulgate such a kind of religion, and who so frigidly and perversely pull to pieces the greatness of the truly unspeakable power, and the dispensations of God in themselves so striking, by means of Alpha and Beta, and through the aid of numbers. …
St Cyprian The Seventh Council of Carthage under Cyprian. Concerning the Baptism of Heretics
Also another Aurelius of Chullabi said: John the apostle laid it down in his epistle, saying: “If any one come unto you, and have not the doctrine of Christ, receive him not into your house, and say not to him, Hail. For he that saith to him, Hail, partakes with his evil deeds.” How can such be rashly admitted into God’s house, who are prohibited from being admitted into our private dwelling? Or how can we hold communion with them without the Church’s baptism, to whom, if we should only say Hail, we are partakers of their evil deeds?
St Augustine On Baptism, Against the Donatists, Chapter 45
Chapter 45. 88. Also another Aurelius of Chullabi said: "The Apostle John has laid down in his epistle the following precept: ‘If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: for he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.’ How can such men be admitted without consideration into the house of God, who are forbidden to be admitted into our private house? Or how can we hold communion with them without the baptism of Christ, when, if we only so much as bid them God speed, we are partakers of their evil deeds?"
Socrates Scholasticus Book I, Division begins in the Church from this Controversy; and Alexander Bishop of Alexandria excommunicates Arius and his Adherents
Some one accordingly asked them whether the Word of God could be changed, as the devil has been? and they feared not to say, ‘Yes, he could; for being begotten, he is susceptible of change.’ We then, with the bishops of Egypt and Libya, being assembled together to the number of nearly a hundred, have anathematized Arius for his shameless avowal of these heresies, together with all such as have countenanced them. Yet the partisans of Eusebius have received them; endeavoring to blend falsehood with truth, and that which is impious with what is sacred. …