because the person who gives him a greeting shares in his evil deeds.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">The children of your elect sister greet you.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Everyone<n id="1" /> who goes on ahead and does not remain<n id="2" /> in the teaching of Christ<n id="3" /> does not have God.<n id="4" /> The one who remains in this teaching has both the Father and the Son.

because of the truth<n id="1" /> that resides in us and will be with us forever.

For<n id="1" /> many deceivers have gone out into the world, people who do not confess Jesus as<n id="2" /> Christ<n id="3" /> coming in the flesh.<n id="4" /> This person is the deceiver and the antichrist!<n id="5" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">From<n id="1" /> the elder,<n id="2" /> to an elect lady<n id="3" /> and her children, whom I love in truth<n id="4" /> (and not I alone, but also all those<n id="5" /> who know the truth),

(Now this is love: that we walk<n id="1" /> according to his commandments.) This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning; thus<n id="2" /> you should walk in it.<n id="3" />

Grace, mercy, and<n id="1" /> peace will be with us from God the Father and from<n id="2" /> Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and love.p>

<p class="bodytext">I rejoiced greatly because I have found some<n id="1" /> of your children living according to the truth,<n id="2" /> just as the Father commanded us.<n id="3" />p>

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting,<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Though I have many other<n id="1" /> things to write to you, I do not want to do so with<n id="2" /> paper and ink,<n id="3" /> but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face,<n id="4" /> so that our joy may be complete.<n id="5" />p>