| 1:1 | THE ELDER, To the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have known the truth, |
| 1:2 | because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever: |
| 1:3 | Grace, mercy, [and] peace will be with you 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 have found [some] of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father. |
| 1:5 | And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another. |
| 1:6 | This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it. |
| 1:7 | For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ [as] coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. |
| 1:8 | Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but [that] we may receive a full reward. |
| 1:9 | Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. |
| 1:10 | If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; |
| 1:11 | for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds. |
| 1:12 | Having many things to write to you, I did not wish [to do so] with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. |
| 1:13 | The children of your elect sister greet you. Amen. |
2 John 1 - New King James Version
