2 John 1:5-13

5 Dear lady, I'm now requesting that we continue to love each other. It's not as though I'm writing to give you a new commandment. Rather, from the beginning we were commanded to love each other.

6 Love means that we live by doing what he commands. We were commanded to live in love, and you have heard this from the beginning.

7 Many people who deceive others have gone into the world. They refuse to declare that Jesus Christ came in flesh and blood. This is the mark of a deceiver and an antichrist.

8 Be careful that you don't destroy what we've worked for, but that you receive your full reward.

9 Everyone who doesn't continue to teach what Christ taught doesn't have God. The person who continues to teach what Christ taught has both the Father and the Son.

10 If anyone comes to you and doesn't bring these teachings, don't take him into your home or even greet him.

11 Whoever greets him shares the evil things he's doing.

12 I have a lot to write to you. I would prefer not to write a letter. Instead, I hope to visit and talk things over with you personally. Then we will be completely filled with joy.

13 The children of your chosen sister greet you.