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2 John 1:1-10
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The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not only I but also all who know the truth,
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because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us for ever:
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Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love.
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I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children following the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.
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And now I beg you, lady, not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning, that we love one another.
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And this is love, that we follow his commandments; this is the commandment, as you have heard from the beginning, that you follow love.
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For many deceivers have gone out into the world, men who will not acknowledge the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh; such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.
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Look to yourselves, that you may not lose what you have worked for, but may win a full reward.
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Any one who goes ahead and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God; he who abides in the doctrine has both the Father and the Son.
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If any one comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into the house or give him any greeting;
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Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.