11The elder to the 2chosen3lady and her children, whom I 4love in truth; and not only I, but alsoall who 5know the truth,
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for 6the sake of the truth which abides7in us and will be 8with us forever:
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9Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from JesusChrist, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
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10I was veryglad to find some of your childrenwalking in truth, just as we have receivedcommandment to do from the Father.
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Now I ask you, lady, 11not as though I were writing to you a newcommandment, but the one which we have had12from the beginning, that we 13loveoneanother.
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And 14this is love, that we walkaccording to His commandments. This is the commandment, 15just as you have heard16from the beginning, that you should walk in it.