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1. The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;
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1. The G3588 elder G4245 unto the elect G1588 lady G2959 and G2532 her G848 children G5043 , whom G3739 I G1473 love G25 in G1722 the truth G225 ; and G2532 not G3756 I G1473 only G3441 , but G235 also G2532 all G3956 they that have known G1097 the G3588 truth G225 ;
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2. for the truths sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:
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2. For the truth's sake G1223 G3588 G225 , which dwelleth G3306 in G1722 us G2254 , and G2532 shall be G2071 with G3326 us G2257 forever G1519 G165 .
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3. Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
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3. Grace G5485 be G2071 with G3326 you G5216 , mercy G1656 , and peace G1515 , from G3844 God G2316 the Father G3962 , and G2532 from G3844 the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 , the G3588 Son G5207 of the G3588 Father G3962 , in G1722 truth G225 and G2532 love G26 .
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4. I rejoice greatly that I have found certain of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.
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4. I rejoiced G5463 greatly G3029 that G3754 I found G2147 of G1537 thy G4675 children G5043 walking G4043 in G1722 truth G225 , as G2531 we have received G2983 a commandment G1785 from G3844 the G3588 Father G3962 .
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5. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
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5. And G2532 now G3568 I beseech G2065 thee G4571 , lady G2959 , not G3756 as though G5613 I wrote G1125 a new G2537 commandment G1785 unto thee G4671 , but G235 that which G3739 we had G2192 from G575 the beginning G746 , that G2443 we love G25 one another G240 .
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6. And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.
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6. And G2532 this G3778 is G2076 love G26 , that G2443 we walk G4043 after G2596 his G848 commandments G1785 . This G3778 is G2076 the G3588 commandment G1785 , That G2443 , as G2531 ye have heard G191 from G575 the beginning G746 , ye should walk G4043 in G1722 it G846 .
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7. For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
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7. For G3754 many G4183 deceivers G4108 are entered G1525 into G1519 the G3588 world G2889 , who confess G3670 not G3361 that Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 is come G2064 in G1722 the flesh G4561 . This G3778 is G2076 a deceiver G4108 and G2532 an antichrist G500 .
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8. Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.
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8. Look to G991 yourselves G1438 , that G2443 we lose G622 not G3361 those things which G3739 we have wrought G2038 , but G235 that we receive G618 a full G4134 reward G3408 .
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9. Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.
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9. Whosoever G3956 transgresseth G3845 , and G2532 abideth G3306 not G3361 in G1722 the G3588 doctrine G1322 of Christ G5547 , hath G2192 not G3756 God G2316 . He that abideth G3306 in G1722 the G3588 doctrine G1322 of Christ G5547 , he G3778 hath G2192 both G2532 the G3588 Father G3962 and G2532 the G3588 Son G5207 .
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10. If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and give him no greeting:
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10. If there come any G1536 G2064 unto G4314 you G5209 , and G2532 bring G5342 not G3756 this G5026 doctrine G1322 , receive G2983 him G846 not G3361 into G1519 your house G3614 , neither G2532 G3361 bid G3004 him G846 Godspeed G5463 :
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11. for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.
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11. For G1063 he that biddeth G3004 him G846 Godspeed G5463 is partaker G2841 of his G848 evil G4190 deeds G2041 .
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12. Having many things to write unto you, I would not write them with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be made full.
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12. Having G2192 many things G4183 to write G1125 unto you G5213 , I would G1014 not G3756 write with G1223 paper G5489 and G2532 ink G3188 : but G235 I trust G1679 to come G2064 unto G4314 you G5209 , and G2532 speak G2980 face to face G4750 G4314 G4750 , that G2443 our G2257 joy G5479 may be G5600 full G4137 .
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13. The children of thine elect sister salute thee.
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13. The G3588 children G5043 of thy G4675 elect G1588 sister G79 greet G782 thee G4571 . Amen G281 .
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