ACC ~ 2 John 1 v11

SHARING IN WICKED WORK. IRENAEUS: By wishing that we do not even give them a welcome, John, the Lord’s disciple, made their condemnation even stronger. AGAINST HERESIES 1.16.3.

DO NOT WASTE TIME IN DISPUTE. CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA: John forbids us to greet such people or to offer them hospitality, which in the circumstances is not at all unkind. But he also warns us not to argue or dispute with people who are unable to handle the things of God, lest we should be taken away from the true doctrine by clever arguments which have the appearance of truth. Furthermore, I think that it is wrong to pray with such people, because during times of prayer there is a moment for greeting and sharing the peace. ADUMBRATIONS.

THOSE WHO SPEAK FALSELY. BASIL THE GREAT: It is obvious that those who make friends of people who speak falsely about God and who even eat with them do not love the Lord who made them and who feeds them. Instead of being content with that food they are led away into blasphemy against the one who feeds them. CATENA.

SEPARATION REQUIRED. DIDYMUS THE BLIND: Anyone who dwells in the doctrine of the gospel and who acts according to its teaching will separate himself from those who think and act differently. COMMENTARY ON 2 JOHN.