2 John 1:3-13

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3 ¹Grace, 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 ²I 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— ³not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning— ⁴that we love one another.

6 And ⁵this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just ⁶as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.

7 For ⁷many deceivers ⁸have gone out into the world, ⁹those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.

8 Watch yourselves, ¹⁰so that you may not lose what we^[a] have worked for, but ¹¹may win a full reward.

9 Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, ¹²does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching ¹³has both the Father and the Son.

10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, ¹⁴do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting,

11 for whoever greets him ¹⁵takes part in his wicked works.

Final Greetings

12 ¹⁶Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. ¹⁷Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, ¹⁸so that our joy may be complete.

13 The children of your elect sister greet you.

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