1TheelderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245untotheelectἐκλεκτῇeklektēaG1588ladyκυρίᾳkuriaG2959andherchildrenG5043,whomIloveἀγαπῶagapōG25intruthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225;andnotIonlyμόνος,monosG3441,butalsoG2532alltheythatknowἐγνωκότεςegnōkotesG1097thetruthἀλήθειαν,alētheianG225; 2forthetruth’ssakeG1223whichabidethinus,anditshallbeἔσταιestaiG1510withusforever: 3GraceχάριςcharisG5485,mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656,peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515shallbeἔσταιestaiG1510withus,fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316theFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,andfromJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,theSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207oftheFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,intruthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225andloveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26. 5AndnowνῦνnunG3568Ibeseech thee,ladyκυρία,kuriaG2959,notasthoughIwroteG1125totheeanewG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785,butthatwhichwehadfromthebeginning,thatweloveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλους.allēlousG240another. 6AndthisisG1510loveἀγάπηagapēG26,thatweshouldwalkπεριπατῶμενperipatōmenG4043afterhiscommandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785.ThisisG1510thecommandmentἐντολήentolēG1785,evenG2532asyeheardG191fromthebeginning,thatyeshouldwalkπεριπατῆτε·peripatēteG4043init. 8LookG991toyourselves,thatyeloseἀπολέσητεapolesēteG622notthethingsἃhaG3739whichwehavewrought,butthatyereceiveἀπολάβητε.apolabēteG618afullπλήρηplērēG4134rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408. 9Whosoever goeth onwardandabidethnotintheteachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, hathnotGodθεὸνtheonG2316:hethatabidethintheteachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322,thesamehathboththeFatherπατέραpateraG3962andtheSonυἱὸνhuionG5207. 10IfanyoneG5100cometh untoyou,andbringethnotthisteachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322,receiveλαμβάνετεlambaneteG2983himnotintoyourhouseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614,andgivehimnogreetingG5463: 11forhethatgivethhimgreetingG5463partakethinhisevilπονηροῖς.¶ponēroisG4190worksἔργοιςergoisG2041. 12HavingmanyΠολλὰPollaG4183thingsG4183towriteγράφεινgrapheinG1125untoyou,IwouldnotwriteG1125themwithpaperandinkμέλανος·melanosG3188:butIhopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679tocomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096untoyou,andtospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980facetoface,thatyourjoyχαρὰcharaG5479maybeᾖ.ēG1510madefullG4137. 13ThechildrenG5043ofthineelectἐκλεκτῆςeklektēsG1588sisterἀδελφῆςadelphēsG79salute thee. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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