| The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2000. |
The Second Epistle of |
| John |
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Salutation | |
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The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; |
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for the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. |
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¶ Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. |
Abide in the Doctrine of Christ | |
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¶ I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. |
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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. Joh. 13.34 ; 15.12, 17 |
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And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. |
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For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. |
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Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. |
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Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. |
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If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God-speed: |
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for he that biddeth him God-speed is partaker of his evil deeds. |
Final Greetings | |
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¶ Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. |
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¶ The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. |
Published by The American Bible Society
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