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I, a ruler in the church, send word to the noble sister who is of God's selection, and to her children, for whom I have true love; and not only I, but all who have knowledge of what is true;
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Because of this true knowledge which is in us, and will be with us for ever:
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May grace, mercy, and peace be with us from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in all true love.
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It gave me great joy to see some of your children walking in the true way, even as we were ordered to do by the Father.
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And now, my sister, I make a request to you, not sending you a new law, but the law which we had from the first, that we have love for one another.
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And love is the keeping of his laws. This is the law which was given to you from the first, so that you might keep it.