2 John 1

1 To an eminent Christian Lady, and to her Children, from the Officer of the Church. I sincerely love you all, and not I only, but also all those who have learned to know the Truth.

From the elder, to the lady chosen by God and her children. I truly love you all, and I am not the only one but all who know the truth love you as well.

2 We love you for the sake of that Truth which is always in our hearts; yes, and it will be ours for ever. (aiōn g165)

We love you for the sake of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever. (aiōn g165)

3 Blessing, mercy, and peace will be ours — the gift of God, the Father, and of Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son — in a life of truth and love.

Grace, mercy, and peace will be ours – the gift of God, the Father, and of Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son – in truth and love.

4 It was a great joy to me to find the lives of some of your children guided by the Truth, in obedience to the command that we received from the Father.

It was a great joy to me to find the lives of some of your children guided by the truth, in obedience to the command that we received from the Father.

5 And now, I pray you, Lady — not as though I were writing a new command for you; no, it is the command which we had from the first — Let us love one another.

And now I implore you, dear lady, let us love one another This is not a new command I am writing to you. It is the command we have had from the beginning. – Let us love one another.

6 And this is love — to live in obedience to the Father’s commands. This is the Command as you learned from the first, to live in a spirit of love.

And this is love – to live in obedience to the Father’s commands. This is the command as you learned from the beginning, to live a life of love.

7 I say this because many impostors have left us to go into the world — men who do not acknowledge Jesus as Christ come in our human nature. It is that which marks a man as an impostor and an anti-Christ.

I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world – men who do not acknowledge that Jesus Christ came in flesh and blood. Any such person is a deceiver and antichrist.

8 Take care that you do not lose the fruit of all our work; rather, reap the benefit of it in full.

Take care so that you do not what we have worked for but instead receive your full reward.

9 Every one who goes beyond the limits of the Teaching of the Christ has failed to find God; the man who keeps to that Teaching — he has found both the Father and the Son.

Anyone who goes beyond and fails to live inside of the teaching of Christ does not have God. The person who lives inside that teaching – they have both the Father and the Son.

10 If any one comes to you and does not bring this Teaching, do not receive him into your house or welcome him;

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive them into your house or even welcome them;

11 for the man who welcomes him is sharing with him in his wicked work.

because the person who welcomes them is sharing with them in his evil work.

12 Though I have a great deal to say to you, I would rather not trust it to paper and ink, but I am hoping to come and see you, and to speak with you face to face, so that your joy may be complete.

Though I have many other things to tell you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come and see you, and to speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

13 The children of your eminent sister send you their greetings.

The children of your sister, who is chosen by God, send you their greetings.