2 John 1:1-8

1 The elder unto the chosen lady and her sons, whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but also all those that have known the truth,

2 for the truth’s sake, which abides in us and shall be with us for ever.

3 Grace be with you, mercy and peace, from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and charity.

4 I have rejoiced greatly, for I have found of thy sons that they walk in the truth, as we have received the commandment from the Father.

5 And now I beseech thee, lady, (not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning) that we love one another.

6 And this is charity, that we walk after his commandment. And this is the commandment, That ye walk in him, as ye have heard from the beginning.

7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in flesh. This same is a deceiver and antichrist.

8 Look to yourselves, that we not lose those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a fulfilled reward.