The elder unto the elect lady and her children,
whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the
truth; for the truth's sake which abideth in us,
and it shall be with us for ever: Grace, mercy,
peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the
Son of the Father, in truth and love. I rejoice
greatly that I have found certain of thy children walking in truth,
even as we received commandment from the Father.
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I
wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning,
that we love one another. And this is love, that
we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye
heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.
For many deceivers are gone forth into the world,
even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh.
This is the deceiver and the antichrist. Look to
yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye
receive a full reward. Whosoever goeth onward and
abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in
the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.
If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not
this teaching, receive him not into your house, and give him no
greeting: for he that giveth him greeting
partaketh in his evil works. Having many things
to write unto you, I would not write them with paper and ink: but I
hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be
made full. The children of thine elect sister
salute thee.
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