2 John 1:1-6

1 The Elder, Unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but also all those who have known the truth,

2 for the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us and shall be with us for ever:

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

4 I rejoiced greatly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a 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 love: that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.