2 John

Williams^{(i) 1} The Elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I truly love, and not only I but all who know the truth, ² because of the truth that lives on in our hearts and will be with us forever: ³ spiritual blessing, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, in truth and love. ⁴ I am happy to find that some of your children are living by the truth, just as we had been commanded from the Father to do. ⁵ And now I beg you, my lady, not as though I were writing you a new command, but one which we had from the beginning, that we continue to love one another. ⁶ Now love means this, that we keep on living in accordance with His commands. The command is this, that we continue to live in love. ⁷ For many impostors have gone out into the world, men who do not own that Jesus Christ continues to come in human form. A person like this is the impostor and the Antichrist. ⁸ Look out for yourselves, so as not to lose what we have worked for, but so as to get your full reward. ⁹ No one has God, who goes too far and fails to stay by the teaching of Christ. Whoever stays by this teaching has the Father and the Son. ¹⁰ If anyone continuously comes to see you without bringing this teaching, you must stop welcoming him to your house and stop bidding him good morning, ¹¹ For whoever keeps on bidding him good morning is sharing in his wicked works. ¹² Though I have much to write you, I do not choose to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come to see you and talk with you face to face, so that your happiness may be complete, ¹³ The children of your chosen sister wish to be remembered to you.