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- The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth--and not I only, but also all who know the truth -
- because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever:
- Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, will be with us in truth and love.
- It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us.
- And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another.
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- The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth,
- for the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:
- Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
- I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father.
- Now I ask you, lady, not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another.
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- And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.
- Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
- Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.
- Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
- If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house or welcome him.
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- And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
- For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
- Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward.
- Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.
- If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting;
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- Anyone who welcomes him shares in his wicked work.
- I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
- The children of your chosen sister send their greetings.
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- for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds.
- Though I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so that your joy may be made full.
- The children of your chosen sister greet you.
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