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THE SECOND EPISTLE OF
John
( Chapter 1 )
1:1: 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;
1:2:
For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for
ever.
1:3: 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.
1:4: I
rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have
received a commandment from the Father.
1:5: 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.
1:6: 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.
1:7: 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.
1:8: Look to yourselves, that we lose not those
things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
1:9:
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.
1:10: If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive
him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
1:11: For he that biddeth
him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
1:12: 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.
1:13: The children of
thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
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