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The elder, To the lady chosen by God and to her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but also all who know the truth—
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because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever:
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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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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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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.