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Truth and Love; Warning Against Deceivers

2 John 1:1-13

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Chapter 1
1 The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth—and not I alone, but also all those who have known the truth— 2 because of the truth that remains in us, and it will be with us into the age. 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 rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, just as we received the commandment from the Father. 5 And now I ask you, lady, not as writing you a new commandment but the one we had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6 And this is love: that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, just as you heard from the beginning, that you walk in it. 7 because many deceivers have gone out into the world, those not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh. This one is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8 Look to yourselves, so that you may not lose what we worked for, but may receive a full reward. 9 Everyone who goes ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ does not have God. The one who abides in the teaching, this one also has the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bear this teaching, do not take him into a house, and do not say "Greetings" to him. 11 For the one who says to him, "Greetings," shares in his evil works. 12 Having many things to write to you, I did not want to do so with paper and ink. But I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that your joy may be fulfilled. 13 The children of your elect sister greet you.