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| 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; |
| 1:2 | For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. |
| 1:3 | 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. |
| 1:4 | I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. |
| 1:5 | 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. |
| 1:6 | 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. |
| 1:7 | 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. |
| 1:8 | Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. |
| 1:9 | 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. |
| 1:10 | If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: |
| 1:11 | For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. |
| 1:12 | 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. |
| 1:13 | The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. |
| 1:1 | The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but also all those who have known the truth, |
| 1:2 | for the truth's sake which abides in us, and will be with us forever: |
| 1:3 | 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. |
| 1:4 | I rejoiced greatly that I found some of your children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. |
| 1:5 | And now I urge you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we had from the beginning: that we love one another. |
| 1:6 | And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it. |
| 1:7 | Because, many deceivers have entered into the world who do not confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. |
| 1:8 | Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things which we have worked for, but that we receive a full reward. |
| 1:9 | Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ, he has both the Father and the Son. |
| 1:10 | If anyone comes to you, and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house, neither greet him with a blessing: |
| 1:11 | Because, he who greets him with a blessing shares in his evil deeds. |
| 1:12 | Having many things to write to you, I did not wish to write with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. |
| 1:13 | The children of your elect sister greet you. Amen. |
| 1:1 | The elder to the electe lady and her chyldren which I love in the trueth: and not I only but also all that have knowe the trueth |
| 1:2 | for the truthes sake which dwelleth in vs and shalbe in vs for ever. |
| 1:3 | With you be grace mercy and peace from God ye father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ the sonne of the father in trueth and love. |
| 1:4 | I reioysed greatly that I founde of thy chyldre walkinge in trouth as we have receaved a commaundement of the father. |
| 1:5 | And nowe beseche I the lady not as though I wrote a newe commaundement vnto the but that same which we had fro the begynninge that we shuld love one another. |
| 1:6 | And this is the love that we shulde walke after his commaundementes.This commaundement is (that as ye have hearde from the begynninge) ye shuld walke in it. |
| 1:7 | For many deceavers are entred in to the worlde which confesse not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesshe. This is a deceaver and an Antichrist. |
| 1:8 | Loke on youre selves that we loose not that we have wrought: but that we maye have a full rewarde. |
| 1:9 | Whosoever transgresseth and bydeth not in the doctrine of Christ hath not God. He yt endureth in the doctrine of Christ hath bothe the father and the sonne. |
| 1:10 | Yf ther come eny vnto you and bringe not this learninge him receave not to housse: nether bid him God spede. |
| 1:11 | For he that biddeth him God spede is parttaker of his evyll dedes. |
| 1:12 | I had many thinges to wryte vnto you neverthelesse I wolde not wryte with paper and ynke: but I trust to come vnto you and speake with you mouth to mouth that oure ioye maye be full. |
| 1:13 | The sonnes of thy electe syster grete the. Amen. |
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