| Chapter 1 |
| 1 | The elder unto the elect lady
and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they
that have known the truth; |
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2 | For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in
us, and shall be with us for ever. |
| 3 | Grace be with you, mercy, and
peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the
Father, in truth and love. |
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4 | I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy
children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the
Father. |
| 5 |
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new
commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love
one another. |
| 6
| And this is love, that we walk after his commandments.
This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should
walk in it. |
| 7
| For many deceivers are entered into the world, who
confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an
antichrist. |
| 8
| Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which
we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. |
| 9 | Whosoever
transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that
abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
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| 10 | If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not
into your house, neither bid him God speed: |
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11 | For he that biddeth him
God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. |
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12 | Having many things to
write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto
you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. |
| 13 | The children
of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. |
