2John

0:1   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-- 
0:2  because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever:  
0:3   Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the
Father's Son, will be with us in truth and love.  
0:4   It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the
truth, just as the Father commanded us. 
0:5  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. 
0:6  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. 
0:7   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. 
0:8  Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you
may be rewarded fully. 
0:9  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. 
0:10  If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take
him into your house or welcome him. 
0:11  Anyone who welcomes him shares in his wicked work. 
0:12   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.  
0:13   The children of your chosen sister send their greetings. 
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