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Walk According to His Commandments

1 aThe elder° to the bchosen° clady° and her children°, whom° I dlove° in truth°; and not only° I, but also° all° who eknow° the truth°, 2 for athe sake° of the truth° which abides° bin us and will be cwith us forever°: 3 aGrace°, mercy° [and] peace° will be with us, from God° the Father° and from Jesus° Christ°, the Son° of the Father°, in truth° and love°.

[1] aAc 11:30; 1P 5:1; 3 Jn 1 bRo 16:13; 1P 5:13; 2 Jn 13 c2 Jn 5 d1 Jn 3:18; 2 Jn 3; 3 Jn 1 eJn 8:32; 1Ti 2:4
[2] a2P 1:12 b1 Jn 1:8 cJn 14:16
[3] aRo 1:7; 1Ti 1:2

4aI was very° glad° to find° [some] of your children° walking° in truth°, just° as we have received° commandment° [to do] from the Father°. 5 Now° I ask° you, lady°, anot as though [I were] writing° to you a new° commandment°, but the one which° we have had° afrom the beginning°, that we blove° one° another°. 6 And athis° is love°, that we walk° according° to His commandments°. This° is the commandment°, bjust° as you have heard° cfrom the beginning°, that you should walk° in it.

[4] a3 Jn 3f
[5] a1 Jn 2:7 bJn 13:34, 35; 15:12, 17; 1 Jn 3:11; 4:7, 11
[6] a1 Jn 2:5; 5:3 b1 Jn 2:24 c1 Jn 2:7

7 ¶ For amany° deceivers° have bgone° out into the world°, those° who cdo not acknowledge° Jesus° Christ° [as] coming° in the flesh°. This° is athe deceiver° and the dantichrist°. 8 aWatch° yourselves°, bthat you do not lose° what° we have accomplished°, but that you may receive° a full° reward°. 9 IAnyone° who IIgoes° too° far° and adoes not abide° in the teaching° of Christ°, does not have° God°; the one who abides° in the teaching°, he has° both° the Father° and the Son°. 10 If° anyone° comes° to you and does not bring° this° teaching°, ado not receive° him into [your] house°, and do not give° him a greeting°; 11 for the one who gives° him a greeting° aparticipates° in his evil° deeds°.

[7] a1 Jn 2:26 b1 Jn 2:19; 4:1 c1 Jn 4:2f d1 Jn 2:18
[8] aMk 13:9 b1Co 3:8; He 10:35
[9] ILit Everyone IILit goes on ahead aJn 7:16; 8:31; 1 Jn 2:23
[10] a1K 13:16f; Ro 16:17; 2Th 3:6, 14; Tit 3:10
[11] aEp 5:11; 1Ti 5:22; Jde 23

12aThough I have° many° things° to write° to you, I do not want° to [do so] with paper° and ink°; but I hope° to come° to you and speak° face° to face°, so° that Iyour bjoy° may be made° full°.

[12] IOne early ms reads our a3 Jn 13, 14 bJn 3:29; 1 Jn 1:4

13 ¶ The children° of your achosen° sister° greet° you.

[13] a2 Jn 1

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He exhorteth a certain honourable matron, and her children, to persevere in Christian love and belief,

1 ¶ The² elderº unto the electº ladyº andº her¹² children,º whomº Iº loveºª inº the truth;º andº notº Iº only,º butº alsoº allº they that have knownºª the² truth;º 2 For¹ the truth's sake,º²² which¹ dwellethºª inº us,º andº shall beºª withº usº for¹ ever.º² 3 Graceº beºª withº you,º mercy,º [and] peace,º fromº Godº the Father,º andº fromº the Lordº Jesusº Christ,º the² Sonº of the² Father,º inº truthº andº love.º 4 I rejoicedºª greatlyº thatº I foundºª ofº thyº childrenº walkingºª inº truth,º asº we have receivedºª a commandmentº fromº the² Father.º 5 Andº nowº I beseechºª thee,º lady,º notº as thoughº I wroteºªªª a newº commandmentº unto thee,º butº that whichº we hadºª fromº the beginning,º thatº we loveºª one another.º 6 Andº thisº isºª love,º thatº we walkºª afterº his¹² commandments.º Thisº isºª the² commandment,º That,º asº ye have heardºª fromº the beginning,º ye should walkºª inº it.º 7 Forº manyº deceiversº are enteredºª intoº the² world,º who¹ confessºª notº that Jesusº Christº is comeºª inº the flesh.º Thisº isºª a deceiverº andº an antichrist.º

[1] Lk 1:3; Jn 8:32; Ga 2:5, 14; 3:1; 5:7; Ep 1:4; Col 1:5; 1Th 1:3; 2Th 2:13; 1Ti 2:4; He 10:26; 1P 1:2, 22; 5:1; 1Jn 2:21; 3:18; 2Jn 1:2, 5, 13; 3Jn 1:1.
[2] Jn 15:7; 1Co 9:23; 2Co 4:5; Col 3:16; 2Ti 1:5; 1P 1:23; 1Jn 2:14, 17.
[3] Zc 8:19; Ro 1:7; Ga 5:6; 1Ti 1:2, 14; 2Ti 1:13; 1Jn 2:23; 4:10; 2Jn 1:1.
[4] Ho 14:9; Mal 2:6; Ga 2:14; Ep 5:2, 8; Php 4:10; 1Th 2:19; 3:6; 1Jn 1:6; 2:6; 3Jn 1:3.
[5] Jn 13:34; 15:12; Ga 5:22; Ep 5:2; 1Th 4:9; He 13:1; 1P 1:22; 4:8; 2P 1:7; 1Jn 2:7; 3:11, 14, 23; 4:7, 20.
[6] Jn 14:15, 21; 15:10, 14; Ro 13:8; Ga 5:13; 1Jn 2:24; 5:3, 15; 2Jn 1:5.
[7] Jn 1:14; 1Ti 3:16; 2P 2:1; 1Jn 2:18, 22; 4:1, 2, 3; Rv 12:9; 13:14.

lest they lose the reward of their former profession:

8 Look¹ª to² yourselves,º that¹ª² we loseºª not¹² those things whichº we have wrought,ºª butº that we receiveºª a fullº reward.º 9 Whosoeverº transgresseth,ºª andº abidethºª notº inº the² doctrineº of Christ,º hathºª notº God.º He that abidethºª inº the² doctrineº of Christ,º heº hathºª bothº the² Fatherº andº the² Son.º

[8] Dn 12:3; Mt 24:4, 24; Mk 13:5, 9, 23; Lk 21:8; Jn 4:36; 1Co 3:8, 14; 15:8; Ga 3:4; 4:11; Php 2:15; 3:16; He 10:32, 35; 12:15; Rv 3:11.
[9] Mt 11:27; Lk 10:22; Jn 5:23; 7:16; 14:6; 15:6; Ac 2:42; Col 3:16; Tit 2:10; He 3:14; 6:1; 1Jn 1:3; 2:22.

and to have nothing to do with those seducers that bring not the true doctrine of Christ Jesus.

10 If¹ª there come¹ª anyº¹² untoº you,º andº bringºª notº thisº doctrine,º receiveºª himº notº intoº [your] house,º neitherºº bidºª himº God speed:ºª 11 Forº he that biddethºª himº God speedºª is partakerºª of his¹² evilº deeds.º 12 Havingºª many thingsº to writeºª unto you,º I wouldºª notº [write] withº paperº andº ink:º butº I trustºª to comeºª untoº you,º andº speakºª face¹ to¹ face,º² thatº ourº joyº may beºª full.ºª 13 The² childrenº of thyº electº sisterº greetºª thee.º Amen.º

[10] Gn 24:12; Ps 129:8; Ro 16:17; 1Co 5:11; 16:22; Ga 1:8; 2Ti 3:5; Tit 3:10; 2Jn 1:11.
[11] Ps 50:18; Ep 5:11; 1Ti 5:22; Rv 18:4.
[12] Nu 12:8; Jn 15:11; 16:12, 24; 17:13; Ro 15:24; 1Co 16:5; 2Ti 1:4; Phm 1:22; He 13:19, 23; 1Jn 1:4; 3Jn 1:13.
[13] 1P 5:13; 2Jn 1:1.

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