2 John 1:1-6

1 From the Elder - To the dear Lady and to her children, ^[a] whom I truly love. And I am not the only one, but all who know the truth love you,

2 because the truth remains in us and will be with us forever.

3 May God the Father and Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, give us grace, mercy, and peace; may they be ours in truth and love.

4 How happy I was to find that some of your children live in the truth, just as the Father commanded us.

5 And so I ask you, dear Lady: let us all love one another. This is no new command I am writing you; it is the command which we have had from the beginning. ¹

6 This love I speak of means that we must live in obedience to God's commands. The command, as you have all heard from the beginning, is that you must all live in love.

Cross References

• 1. 5John 13.34; 15.12, 17.

Footnotes

• [a]. lady and . . . her children: [This probably refers to a church and its members (also in verses 4, 5).]