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2 John 1

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3 John

¹ The elder: To the elect ⓘ lady and her children, whom I love in the truth — and not only I, but also all who know the truth ⓙ —

² because of the truth that remains in us ⓚ and will be with us forever.

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 was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, ⓐ in keeping with a command we have received from the Father.

⁵ So now I ask you, dear lady — not as if I were writing you a new command, but one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another. ⓑ

⁶ This is love: ⓒ that we walk according to his commands. ⓓ This is the command as you have heard it from the beginning: that you walk in love. [1]

⁷ Many deceivers have gone out into the world; they do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. ⓔ This is the deceiver and the antichrist. ⓕ

⁸ Watch yourselves so you don’t lose what we [2] have worked for, but that you may receive a full reward. ⓖ

⁹ Anyone who does not remain in Christ’s teaching ⓗ but goes beyond it does not have God. ⓘ The one who remains ⓙ in that 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 your home, and don’t greet him;

¹¹ for the one who greets him shares ⓝ in his evil works. ⓐ

¹² Though I have many things to write to you, ⓑ I don’t want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and talk face to face so that our joy ⓒ may be complete.

¹³ The children of your elect sister send you greetings.

#	CSB
1	The elder: To the elect ⓘ lady and her children, whom I love in the truth — and not only I, but also all who know the truth ⓙ —
2	because of the truth that remains in us ⓚ and will be with us forever.
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 was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, ⓐ in keeping with a command we have received from the Father.
5	So now I ask you, dear lady — not as if I were writing you a new command, but one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another. ⓑ
6	This is love: ⓒ that we walk according to his commands. ⓓ This is the command as you have heard it from the beginning: that you walk in love. [1]
7	Many deceivers have gone out into the world; they do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. ⓔ This is the deceiver and the antichrist. ⓕ
8	Watch yourselves so you don’t lose what we [2] have worked for, but that you may receive a full reward. ⓖ
9	Anyone who does not remain in Christ’s teaching ⓗ but goes beyond it does not have God. ⓘ The one who remains ⓙ in that 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 your home, and don’t greet him;
11	for the one who greets him shares ⓝ in his evil works. ⓐ
12	Though I have many things to write to you, ⓑ I don’t want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and talk face to face so that our joy ⓒ may be complete.
13	The children of your elect sister send you greetings.

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^{2 John 1:5 [1]} Or ordain

^{2 John 1:6 [2]} Or children are trustworthy

^{2 John 1:12 [3]} From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides

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