John used his second epistle mainly to warn against false teachers, and how the churches should react to these people and their teaching.
| Author | John, the Apostle |
| For whom it was written | “To the chosen lady and her children…” |
| Chapter amount | 1 |
| Verse amount | 13 |
| 1.1 - 4 | Greetings. Praise for past loyalty. |
| 1.5 - 13 | Exhortations regarding love for one another and rejection of error. Conclusion. |