2 John

Walk According to His Commandments

^1aThe elder to the ^bchosen ^clady and her children, whom I ^dlove in truth; and not only I, but also all who ^eknow the truth,

²for ^athe sake of the truth which abides ^bin us and will be ^cwith us forever:

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

^4aI was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father.

⁵Now I ask you, lady, ^anot as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had from the beginning, that we ^blove one another.

⁶And ^athis is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, ^bjust as you have heard ^cfrom the beginning, that you should walk in it.

⁷For ^amany deceivers have ^bgone out into the world, those who ^cdo not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the ^dantichrist.

^8aWatch yourselves, ^bthat you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward.

⁹¹Anyone who ²goes too far and ^adoes not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.

¹⁰If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, ^ado not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting;

¹¹for the one who gives him a greeting ^aparticipates in his evil deeds.

^12aThough I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so that ¹your ^bjoy may be made full.

¹³The children of your ^achosen sister greet you.