Sophia Scriptura

2 John in the early church

Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes 2 John, in verse order; passages on the same verse are in date order. References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.

VersePassageKindDate
2 John 1Lines 61–70 · Anonymousallusion, medium confidencelate 2nd or 4th century (disputed)
2 John 1Canon 60 · Anonymousallusion, high confidenceca. 343–381
2 John 1Canon 47 · Anonymousallusion, high confidence397
2 John 1:1Church History 7.25.11 · Eusebius of Caesareaallusion, high confidenceca. 300–325
2 John 1:1Demonstration of the Gospel 3.5.88 · Eusebius of Caesareaallusion, high confidenceca. 314–324
2 John 1:1Letter 123.11 · Jeromequotation, high confidenceca. 370–419
2 John 1:1Letter 146.1 · Jeromequotation, high confidenceca. 370–419
2 John 1:1Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.60.2 · Ambroseallusion, high confidenceca. 387-397
2 John 1:1On Illustrious Men 9 · Jeromequotation, high confidence392–393
2 John 1:4–11On Not Agreeing with Heretics 13 · Lucifer of Cagliariquotation, high confidenceca. 356–361
2 John 1:5Liber Orsiesii 54 · Orsiesiusquotation, medium confidenceca. 380-390
2 John 1:5On Grace and Free Will 17 · Augustine of Hippoquotation, high confidenceca. 426
2 John 1:7To the Smyrnaeans 5.2 · Ignatius of Antiochecho, medium confidenceca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
2 John 1:7To the Philippians 7.1 · Polycarp of Smyrnaallusion, high confidenceca. 110–135
2 John 1:7–8Against Heresies 3.16.8 · Irenaeus of Lyonsquotation, high confidenceca. 180–190
2 John 1:7On the Flesh of Christ 24 · Tertullianallusion, medium confidenceca. 206–211
2 John 1:7Against Marcion 3.8 · Tertullianallusion, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 John 1:7Homilies on Exodus 3.2 · Origenallusion, medium confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
2 John 1:7On Not Agreeing with Heretics 14 · Lucifer of Cagliariallusion, high confidenceca. 356–361
2 John 1:7Commentary on Romans 12:18 · Ambrosiasterallusion, high confidenceca. 366–384
2 John 1:7Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 24.9.5 · Epiphanius of Salamisquotation, medium confidence374-377
2 John 1:7Eleven Tractates 1.6 · Priscillianallusion, high confidenceca. 380–385
2 John 1:7Eleven Tractates 1.37 · Priscillianquotation, high confidenceca. 380–385
2 John 1:7Against Faustus the Manichaean 5.4 · Augustine of Hippoallusion, medium confidenceca. 398–400
2 John 1:72 Timothy 2:8 · Pelagiusallusion, high confidenceca. 405–410
2 John 1:8Letter 2.300 · Isidore of Pelusiumquotation, high confidenceca. 393-ca. 435
2 John 1:8Letter 5.144 · Isidore of Pelusiumquotation, high confidenceca. 393-ca. 435
2 John 1:9On Not Agreeing with Heretics 14 · Lucifer of Cagliariquotation, high confidenceca. 356–361
2 John 1:9Book 2, chapter 10 · Hesychius of Jerusalemquotation, high confidenceca. 412-450
2 John 1:10–11Against Heresies 1.16.3 · Irenaeus of Lyonsquotation, high confidenceca. 180–190
2 John 1:10Prescription against Heretics 12 · Tertullianallusion, low confidenceca. 203
2 John 1:10–11Opinions of the Bishops 81 · Cyprian of Carthagequotation, high confidence1 September 256
2 John 1:10Letter 2.4 · Alexander of Alexandriaallusion, high confidenceca. 319–324
2 John 1:10To the Bishops of Egypt 4 · Athanasius of Alexandriaallusion, medium confidenceca. 356
2 John 1:10Letters 8 · Lucifer of Cagliariallusion, high confidenceca. 356–361
2 John 1:10On Not Agreeing with Heretics 14 · Lucifer of Cagliariallusion, high confidenceca. 356–361
2 John 1:10–11Against Parmenian the Donatist 4.5 · Optatus of Milevisquotation, high confidenceca. 366–385
2 John 1:10Commentary on Romans 12:18 · Ambrosiasterallusion, high confidenceca. 366–384
2 John 1:10Letter 89.2 · Jeromequotation, high confidenceca. 370–419
2 John 1:10Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 26.15.4 · Epiphanius of Salamisquotation, high confidence374-377
2 John 1:10–11On Baptism, against the Donatists 7.88 · Augustine of Hippoquotation, high confidenceca. 400–401
2 John 1:10On Baptism, against the Donatists 7.89 · Augustine of Hippoquotation, high confidenceca. 400–401
2 John 1:10Book 2, chapter 10 · Hesychius of Jerusalemquotation, high confidenceca. 412-450
2 John 1:10Book 7, chapter 25 · Hesychius of Jerusalemquotation, high confidenceca. 412-450
2 John 1:10–11Commentary on Jeremiah 3.61 · Jeromequotation, high confidenceca. 414-419
2 John 1:10Commonitory 24 · Vincent of Lérinsquotation, high confidence434
2 John 1:10Church History 1.6 · Socrates Scholasticusallusion, high confidenceca. 439-443
2 John 1:11Letter 2.4 · Alexander of Alexandriaallusion, high confidenceca. 319–324
2 John 1:11Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 34.13.3 · Epiphanius of Salamisquotation, high confidence374-377
2 John 1:11Commonitory 24 · Vincent of Lérinsquotation, high confidence434
2 John 1:11Church History 1.6 · Socrates Scholasticusallusion, high confidenceca. 439-443
2 John 1:12Against Heresies 3.4.2 · Irenaeus of Lyonsecho, low confidenceca. 180–190
2 John 1:12Ancoratus 117.1 · Epiphanius of Salamisallusion, medium confidence374
2 John 10Commentary on Luke 12:51 · Cyril of Alexandriaquotation, high confidenceca. 412-444
2 John 10Book 4, chapter 13 (printed XII in Migne) · Hesychius of Jerusalemquotation, high confidenceca. 412-450