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The elder unto the The elder unto the elect lady and her children, elect lady and her children, whom I love in whom I love in the truth; and not I truth; and not I only, only, but also all they but also all they that that have known the know the truth; for truth; for the truth's the truth's sake which sake, which dwelleth abideth in us, and it in us, and shall be with shall be with us for us for ever. Grace be ever: Grace, mercy, with you, mercy, _and_ peace shall be with us, peace, from God the from God the Father, Father, and from the and from Jesus Christ, Lord Jesus Christ, the the Son of the Father, Son of the Father, in in truth and love. I truth and love. I rejoiced rejoice greatly that I greatly that I have found certain of found of thy children thy children walking walking in truth, as we in truth, even as we have received a commandment received commandment from the from the Father. Father. And now I And now I beseech beseech thee, lady, not thee, lady, not as as though I wrote a though I wrote to thee new commandment a new commandment, unto thee, but that but that which we had which we had from the from the beginning, beginning, that we love that we love one one another. And this another. And this is is love, that we walk love, that we should after His commandments. walk after His commandments. This is the This is commandment, That, the commandment, as ye have heard from even as ye heard from the beginning, ye the beginning, that ye should walk in it. For should walk in it. For many deceivers are many deceivers are entered into the world, gone forth into the who confess not that world, even they that Jesus Christ is come in confess not that Jesus the flesh. This is a Christ cometh in the deceiver and an antichrist. flesh. This is the Look to yourselves, deceiver and the antichrist. that we lose Look to yourselves, not those things which that ye lose not we have wrought, but the things which we that we receive a have wrought, but that full reward. Whosoever ye receive a full reward. transgresseth, and Whosoever abideth not in the doctrine goeth onward and of Christ, hath abideth not in the not God. He that teaching of Christ, hath abideth in the doctrine not God: he that of Christ, he hath both abideth in the teaching, the Father and the Son. the same hath both the If there come any unto Father and the Son. you, and bring not this If any one cometh unto doctrine, receive him you, and bringeth not not into _your_ house, this teaching, receive neither bid him God him not into _your_ house, speed: For he that and give him no greeting: biddeth him God speed for he that giveth is partaker of his evil him greeting partaketh deeds. Having many in his evil works. things to write unto Having many things you, I would not _write_ to write unto you, I with paper and ink: would not _write them_ but I trust to come with paper and ink: unto you, and speak but I hope to come face to face, that our unto you, and to speak joy may be full. The face to face, that your children of thy elect joy may be fulfilled. sister greet thee. The children of thine Amen. elect sister salute thee.