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1 The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth,
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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--
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2 because of the truth that is remaining in us, and with us shall be to the age,
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2 because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever:
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3 there shall be with you grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
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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.
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4 I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;
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4 It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us.
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5 and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,
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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.
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6 and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk,
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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.
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7 because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.
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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.
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8 See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive;
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8 Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.
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9 every one who is transgressing, and is not remaining in the teaching of the Christ, hath not God; he who is remaining in the teaching of the Christ, this one hath both the Father and the Son;
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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.
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10 if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, `Hail!'
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10 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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11 for he who is saying to him, `Hail,' hath fellowship with his evil works.
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11 Anyone who welcomes him shares in his wicked work.
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12 Many things having to write to you, I did not intend through paper and ink, but I hope to come unto you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full;
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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.
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13 salute thee do the children of thy choice sister. Amen.
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13 The children of your chosen sister send their greetings.
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