| commandment from the Father. | | 5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not |
| 5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not | as writing a new commandment to thee, |
| as though I wrote to thee a new | but that which we have had from the |
| commandment, but that which we | beginning, that we love one another. |
| had from the beginning, that we | | 6 And this is charity, that we walk ac- |
| love one another. 6 And this is | cording to his commandents. For this |
| love, that we should walk after his | is the commandment, that, as you have |
| commandments. This is the com- | heard from the beginning, you should |
| mandment, even as ye heard from | walk in the same: |
| the beginning, that ye should walk | | 7 For many seducers are gone out into |
| in it. 7 For many deceivers are | the world, who confess not that Jesus |
| gone forth into the world, even they | Christ is come in the flesh: this is a |
| that confess not that Jesus Christ | seducer and an antichrist. |
| cometh in the flesh. This is the de- | | 8 Look to yourselves, that you lose not |
| ceiver and the antichrist. 8 Look | the things which you have wrought: but |
| to yourselves, that ye lose not the | that you may receive a full reward. |
| things which we have wrought, but | | 9 Whosoever revolteth, and continueth |
| that ye receive a full reward. 9 | not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not |
| Whosoever goeth onward and abid- | God. He that continueth in the doctrine, |
| eth not in the teaching of Christ, | the same hath both the Father and the |
| hath not God: he that abideth in | Son. |
| the teaching, the same hath both the | | 10 If any man come to you, and bring |
| Father and the Son. 10 If any one | not this doctrine, receive him not into |
| cometh unto you, and bringeth not | the house nor say to him, God speed you. |
| this teaching, receive him not into | | 11 For he that saith unto him, God |
| your house, and give him no greet- | speed you, communicateth with his wicked |
| ing: 11 for he that giveth him | works. |
| greeting partaketh in his evil works. | | 12 Having more things to write unto |
| | 12 Having many things to write | you, I would not by paper and ink: for I |
| unto you, I would not write them | hope that I shall be with you, and speak |
| with paper and ink: but I hope to | face to face: that your joy may be full. |
| come unto you, and to speak face | | 13 The children of thy sister Elect sa- |
| to face, that your joy may be made | lute thee. |
| full. 13 The children of thine elect | |
| sister salute thee. | |