Living_Oracles
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1 The elder, to Electa Cyria, and her children, whom I love sincerely; and not I only, but also all who have known the truth;
2 for the truth's sake, which is in us, and shall be with us forever:
3 Favor, mercy, and peace, be with you, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, with truth and love.
4 I rejoiced greatly, when I found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.
5 And now I beseech you, Cyria, not as writing to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6 And this is the love that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you have heard from the beginning, that you may walk in it;
7 for many deceivers are entered into the world, who do not confess Jesus Christ did come in the flesh. This is the deceiver, and the antichrist.
8 Look to yourselves, that we may not lose the things which we have wrought, but may receive a full reward.
9 Whoever transgresses, and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ, has not God: he who abides in the doctrine of Christ, has both the Father and the Son.
10 If any one come to you, and bring not this doctrine; receive him not into your house, nor wish him success:
11 for he who wishes him success, partakes in his evil deeds.
12 Having many things to write to you, I did not incline to communicate them by paper and ink; because I hope to come to you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be complete.
13 The children of your beloved sister, salute you.
3 John
1 The elder, to Gaius, the beloved, whom I love in the truth.
2 Beloved, I pray, that with respect to all things, you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.
3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came, and bore witness to your truth, even as you walk in truth.
4 I have no greater joy than that which I have when I hear my children are walking in truth.
5 Beloved, you do faithfully what you perform for the brethren, and for the strangers.
6 These have borne testimony to your love, in the presence of the congregation; whom, if you help forward on their journey, in a manner worthy of God, you will do well.
7 Because for his name's sake, they went forth, receiving nothing from the Gentiles.
8 We, therefore, ought to entertain such, that we may be joint laborers in the truth.
9 I wrote to the congregation: but Diotrephes, who affects a pre-eminence among them, does not receive us.
10 For this cause, when I come, I will bring his deeds to remembrance, which he practices-prating against us with malicious words; and, not content with this, he does not himself receive the brethren, and forbids them who would, and casts them out of the congregation.
11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good, is of God; but he who does evil, has not seen God.
12 Testimony is borne to Demetrius, by all, and by the truth itself; and we also bear testimony; and you know that our testimony is true.
13 I have many things to write; but I do not incline to write them to you with pen and ink:
14 for I hope immediately to see you, and so we shall speak face to face. Salute the friends by name.