| 1 | The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth, |
| 2 | because of the truth that is remaining in us, and with us shall be to the age, |
| 3 | there shall be with you grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. |
| 4 | I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father; |
| 5 | and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another, |
| 6 | and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk, |
| 7 | because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist. |
| 8 | See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive; |
| 9 | every one who is transgressing, and is not remaining in the teaching of the Christ, hath not God; he who is remaining in the teaching of the Christ, this one hath both the Father and the Son; |
| 10 | if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, `Hail!` |
| 11 | for he who is saying to him, `Hail,` hath fellowship with his evil works. |
| 12 | Many things having to write to you, I did not intend through paper and ink, but I hope to come unto you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full; |
| 13 | salute thee do the children of thy choice sister. Amen. |
