2 John 1
1 THE Elder, to Kuria the elect, and to her children: whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but all they who know the truth;
The Elder to the elect lady and her children. Truly I love you all, and not I alone, but also all who know the truth,
for the sake of the truth which is continually in our hearts and will be with us for ever. (aiōn g165)
3 May grace be with you, and mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
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 have rejoiced greatly, that I found some of thy children, who walked in the truth, as we have received commandment from the Father.
It is an intense joy to me to have found some of your children living true Christian lives, in obedience to the command which we have received from the Father.
5 And now, I beseech thee, Kuria, (I write no new commandment to thee, but that which was with us from the beginning, ) that we should love one another.
And now, dear lady, I pray you--writing to you, as I do, not a new command, but the one which we have had from the very beginning--let us love one another.
6 And this is love, that we walk according to the commandment. This is the commandment, as ye have heard from the beginning, that we should walk in it.
The love of which I am speaking consists in our living in obedience to God's commands. God's command is that you should live in obedience to what you all heard from the very beginning.
7 Because many seducers have gone forth into the world, who confess not that Jesus the Messiah hath come in the flesh. This is a seducer and Antichrist.
For many deceivers have gone out into the world--men who do not acknowledge Jesus as Christ who has come in human nature. Such a one is 'the deceiver' and 'the anti-Christ.'
8 Take heed to yourselves, that ye lose not what ye have wrought; but that ye may be recompensed with a full reward.
Keep guard over yourselves, so that you may not lose the results of your good deeds, but may receive back a full reward.
9 Every one who transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of the Messiah, God is not in him. And he who abideth in his doctrine, he hath the Father and the Son.
No one has God, who instead of remaining true to the teaching of Christ, presses on in advance: but he who remains true to that teaching has both the Father and the Son.
10 If any one cometh to you, and bringeth not this doctrine, entertain him not in your house, nor say to him, Joy to thee:
If any one who comes to you does not bring this teaching, do not receive him under your roof nor bid him Farewell.
11 for he that saith to him, Joy to thee, is a participator in his evil deeds.
He who bids him Farewell is a sharer in his evil deeds.
12 Having many things I could write to you, I would not with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you, and to converse mouth to mouth, that our joy may be complete.
I have a great deal to say to you all, but will not write it with paper and ink. Yet I hope to come to see you and speak face to face, so that your happiness may be complete.
13 The children of thy elect sister salute thee. Grace be with you. Amen.
The children of your elect sister send greetings to you.
