1 T he church leader writes to the chosen lady and to her children. I love you because of the truth. I am not the only one who loves you. All who know the truth love you.

The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth,

2 I t is because the truth is in us and will be with us forever.

because of the truth that is remaining in us, and with us shall be to the age,

3 L oving-favor and loving-kindness and peace are ours as we live in truth and love. These come from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, Who is the Son of the Father.

there shall be with you grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

4 I am happy to find some of your children living in the truth as the Father has said we should.

I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;

5 A nd now I ask you, lady, that we have love one for the other. I am not writing to you about a new Law but an old one we have had from the beginning.

and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,

6 L ove means that we should live by obeying His Word. From the beginning He has said in His Word that our hearts should be full of love.

and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk,

7 T here are many false teachers in the world. They do not say that Jesus Christ came in a human body. Such a person does not tell the truth. He is the false-christ.

because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.

8 W atch yourselves! You do not want to lose what we have worked for. You want to get what has been promised to you.

See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive;

9 A nyone who goes too far and does not live by the teachings of Christ does not have God. If you live by what Christ taught, you have both the Father and the Son.

every one who is transgressing, and is not remaining in the teaching of the Christ, hath not God; he who is remaining in the teaching of the Christ, this one hath both the Father and the Son;

10 I f a person comes to you with some other kind of teaching, do not take him into your home. Do not even greet him.

if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, `Hail!'

11 T he person who does has a share in his sins.

for he who is saying to him, `Hail,' hath fellowship with his evil works.

12 I have many things to write to you. I do not want to write them in this letter. But I hope to come to you soon. Then we can talk about these things together that your joy may be full.

Many things having to write to you, I did not intend through paper and ink, but I hope to come unto you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full;

13 T he children of your chosen sister greet you.

salute thee do the children of thy choice sister. Amen.