Salutation

1 THE elder to elect Kyria and her: children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all that know the truth;

2 for the truth’s sake which abideth in us, and shall be with us unto the age:

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

Walk in Truth

4 I rejoice greatly that I have found certain of thy: children walking in the truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.

Walk in Love

5 And now I request thee, Kyria, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

6 And this is: love, that we should walk after his: commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.

Beware of False Teachers

7 For many deceivers are gone forth into the world: they that confess not Jesus Christ coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

8 Look to yourselves, that ye lose not what things we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

9 Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of the Christ, hath not God: who abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.

10 If any cometh unto you, and bringeth not this: teaching, receive him not into your house, and give him no greeting:

11 for who giveth him greeting partaketh in his: evil: works.

Benediction

12 Having many things to write to you, I would not with paper and ink: but hope to come unto you, and speak face to face, that your: joy be made full.

13 The children of thine: elect: sister salute thee.