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Greeting

¹ The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth,² because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:

³ Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love.

Walking in Truth and Love

⁴ I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. ⁵ And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another. ⁶ And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. ⁷ For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. ⁸ Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we^[a] have worked for, but may win a full reward. ⁹ Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. ¹⁰ If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, ¹¹ for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.

Final Greetings

¹² Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

¹³ The children of your elect sister greet you.

Footnotes:

1. 2 John 1:8 Some manuscripts you

Cross references:

1. 2 John 1:1 : 3 John 1; [1 Pet. 5:1]
2. 2 John 1:1 : 1 John 3:18; 3 John 1
3. 2 John 1:1 : John 8:32; [1 Tim. 2:4; Heb. 10:26]
4. 2 John 1:1 : John 1:17; 14:6; See Gal. 2:5
5. 2 John 1:2 : [1 Cor. 13:6]
6. 2 John 1:3 : 1 Tim. 1:2; 2 Tim. 1:2; [Jude 2]
7. 2 John 1:4 : 3 John 3, 4
8. 2 John 1:5 : 1 John 2:7
9. 2 John 1:5 : See 1 John 3:11
10. 2 John 1:6 : 1 John 5:3; [1 John 2:5]; See John 14:15
11. 2 John 1:6 : 1 John 2:24
12. 2 John 1:7 : See 1 John 2:18, 26
13. 2 John 1:7 : 1 John 4:1
14. 2 John 1:7 : 1 John 2:22; 4:2, 3
15. 2 John 1:8 : [Gal. 3:4; Heb. 10:35]
16. 2 John 1:8 : See 1 Cor. 3:8
17. 2 John 1:9 : See 1 John 2:23
18. 2 John 1:9 : See 1 John 2:23
19. 2 John 1:10 : [Rom. 16:17; Gal. 1:8, 9; 2 Thess. 3:6, 14; Titus 3:10]
20. 2 John 1:11 : [1 Tim. 5:22]
21. 2 John 1:12 : 3 John 13
22. 2 John 1:12 : 3 John 14
23. 2 John 1:12 : John 15:11; 17:13