2 John 1

¹The Senior to the Lady Elect and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all that have known the truth,

²for the truth which abideth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

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

⁴I was exceeding glad, because I have found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received commandment of the Father.

⁵And now I beseech thee Lady, not as writing a new commandment to thee, but that which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another.

⁶And this is charity, that we walk according to his commandments. For this is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you walk in the same.

⁷because many seducers are gone out into the world, which do not confess Jesus Christ to have come into flesh: this is a seducer and an Antichrist.

⁸Look to yourselves, that you lose not the things which you have wrought: but that you may receive a full reward.

⁹Every one that revolteth, and persisteth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that persisteth in the doctrine, the same hath both the Father, and the Son.

¹⁰If any man come to you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into the house, nor say, God save you, unto him.

¹¹For he that saith unto him, God save you, communicateth with his wicked works.

¹²Having more things to write unto you: I would not by paper and ink: for I hope that I shall be with you, and speak mouth to mouth: that your joy may be full.

¹³The children of thy sister Elect salute thee.