2 John 1:1-3 John 1:14

BLB^{(i) 1} The elder, To the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those having known the truth— ² because of the truth abiding in us and that will be with us to the age: ³ Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. ⁴ I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received a commandment from the Father. ⁵ And now I implore you, lady, not as though I am writing to you a new commandment, but that which we have had from the beginning, that we should love one another. ⁶ And this is love, that we should walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. ⁷ For many deceivers have entered into the world, those not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. ⁸ Watch yourselves, so that you should not lose what things we have worked for, but you may receive a full reward. ⁹ Anyone going on ahead, and not abiding in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. The one abiding in the teaching, this one has both the Father and the Son. ¹⁰ If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into the house, and do not tell him to rejoice. ¹¹ For the one telling him to rejoice partakes in his evil works. ¹² Having many things to write to you, I purposed not with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you and to speak mouth to mouth, so that our joy may be having been completed. ¹³ The children of your elect sister greet you.

3 John

¹ The elder, To Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth. ² Beloved, I pray you to prosper concerning all things and to be in good health, just as your soul prospers. ³ For I rejoiced exceedingly of the brothers coming and bearing witness of your truth, just as you are walking in truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than these things, that I should hear of my children walking in the truth. ⁵ Beloved, you are doing faithfully whatever you might have done toward the brothers, and they are strangers, ⁶ who testified of your love before the church, whom you will do well having set forward worthily of God. ⁷ For they went forth on behalf of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. ⁸ Therefore we ought to receive such men, so that we may be fellow workers in the truth. ⁹ I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, the one loving to be first among them, does not welcome us. ¹⁰ Because of this, if I might come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he is doing, speaking against us with evil words; and not being satisfied with these, neither he receives the brothers himself, and he forbids those purposing, and he casts them out from the church. ¹¹ Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one doing good is of God; the one doing evil has not seen God. ¹² Witness has been given to Demetrius by all, and by the truth itself; and we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true. ¹³ I had many things to write to you, but I do not desire to write to you with ink and pen; ¹⁴ but I hope to see you soon, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.