2 John 1:1-3 John 1:15

LITV^{(i) 1} The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who have known the truth, ² because of the truth remaining among us, and will be with us forever. ³ Grace, mercy, peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. ⁴ I rejoiced greatly because I found your children walking in truth, as we received command from the Father. ⁵ And I now request you, lady, not writing as a new commandment, but one which we 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, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it. ⁷ Because many deceivers went out into the world, those not confessing Jesus Christ to have come in the flesh, this is the deceiver and the antichrist. ⁸ Watch yourselves, that we may not lose the things we worked out, but that we may receive a full reward. ⁹ Everyone transgressing and not abiding in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. The one abiding in the doctrine of Christ, this one has the Father and the Son. ¹⁰ If anyone comes to you and does not bear this doctrine, do not receive him into the house, and do not speak a greeting to him. ¹¹ For the one speaking a greeting shares in his evil works. ¹² Having many things to write to you, I do not intend to speak by means of paper and ink, but I am hoping to come to you, and to speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full. ¹³ The children of your elect sister greet you. Amen.

3 John

¹ The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth. ² Beloved, in regard to all things, I pray for you to prosper and to be in health, as your soul prospers. ³ For I rejoiced greatly at the coming of the brothers, also bearing witness of you in the truth, as you walk in truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than these things, that I hear my children are walking in truth. ⁵ Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you work for the brothers and for the strangers, ⁶ who in love bore witness of you before the church, whom you will do well to send forward worthily of God. ⁷ For on behalf of His name they went out, taking nothing from the nations. ⁸ Therefore, we ought to entertain such men, that we may become co-workers in the truth. ⁹ I wrote to the church, but he loving to be first of them, Diotrephes, does not receive us. ¹⁰ Because of this, if I come, I will recall his works which he does, ranting against us with evil words. And not being satisfied with these, neither does he receive the brothers; and those intending it he prevents, and thrusts them out from the church. ¹¹ Beloved, do not imitate the bad, but the good. The one doing good is of God; but the one doing bad has not seen God. ¹² Witness has been borne to Demetrius by all, and by the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our witness is true. ¹³ I had many things to write, but I do not desire to write by means of pen and ink. ¹⁴ {cf9 : But I am hoping to see you at once, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.}