1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who know the truth,
2 because of the truth that abides in us, and will be with us into the age.
3 Grace, mercy, peace will be with us from God the Father, and from Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 I rejoice exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, just as we received commandment from the Father.
5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing a new commandment to thee, but what we had from the beginning, that we would love each other.
6 And this is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, just as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.
7 Because many deceivers have gone forth into the world, those not acknowledging Jesus Christ coming in flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
8 Watch yourselves, so that we may not lose what we have wrought, but may receive a full reward.
9 Every man transgressing, and not abiding in the doctrine of the Christ, does not have God. The man abiding in the doctrine of the Christ, this man has both the Father and the Son.
10 If any man comes to you, and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into a house, and do not speak to him to rejoice.
11 For he who speaks to him to rejoice, partakes of his evil works.
12 Having many things, I did not want to write to you by paper and ink, but I hope to come to you, and to speak mouth to mouth, so that our joy may be filled.
13 The children of thy chosen sister salute thee. Truly.
1 The elder to the electe lady and her chyldren which I love in the trueth: and not I only but also all that have knowe the trueth
2 for the truthes sake which dwelleth in vs and shalbe in vs for ever.
3 With you be grace mercy and peace from God ye father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ the sonne of the father in trueth and love.
4 I reioysed greatly that I founde of thy chyldre walkinge in trouth as we have receaved a commaundement of the father.
5 And nowe beseche I the lady not as though I wrote a newe commaundement vnto the but that same which we had fro the begynninge that we shuld love one another.
6 And this is the love that we shulde walke after his commaundementes.This commaundement is (that as ye have hearde from the begynninge) ye shuld walke in it.
7 For many deceavers are entred in to the worlde which confesse not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesshe. This is a deceaver and an Antichrist.
8 Loke on youre selves that we loose not that we have wrought: but that we maye have a full rewarde.
9 Whosoever transgresseth and bydeth not in the doctrine of Christ hath not God. He yt endureth in the doctrine of Christ hath bothe the father and the sonne.
10 Yf ther come eny vnto you and bringe not this learninge him receave not to housse: nether bid him God spede.
11 For he that biddeth him God spede is parttaker of his evyll dedes.
12 I had many thinges to wryte vnto you neverthelesse I wolde not wryte with paper and ynke: but I trust to come vnto you and speake with you mouth to mouth that oure ioye maye be full.
13 The sonnes of thy electe syster grete the. Amen.