ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 John 1:7
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2 John 1:7

7 gone out. See note 1 John 2:19.

do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. The deceivers were docetists, who denied the reality of the human nature of Christ (1 John 4:2 note). See theological note “The Humanity of Jesus.”

the antichrist. See note 1 John 2:18.