\id 2JN 63-2JN-GLW.sfm God’s Living Word Tuesday, 25 October 2005 
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\h 2 John 
\toc1 John’s Second Letter 
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\mt1 John’s Second Letter 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w Elder|strong="G4245"\w*, \w To|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w chosen|strong="G1588"\w* \w lady|strong="G2959"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w*, \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* sincerely \w love|strong="G0025"\w*\f + \fr 1:1 \ft “sincere \+w love|strong="G0025"\+w*” \+w is|strong="G3739"\+w* used \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* translate “agape” (\+w the|strong="G3956"\+w* strongest \+w kind|strong="G3956"\+w* \+w of|strong="G3956"\+w* \+w love|strong="G0025"\+w*) \+w throughout|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w this|strong="G3588"\+w* letter.\f* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* - \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w only|strong="G3441"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w*, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w known|strong="G1097"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* - 
\v 2 \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w lives|strong="G3306"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w forever|strong="G0165"\w*: 
\v 3 \w Grace|strong="G5485"\w*, \w mercy|strong="G1656"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w from|strong="G3844"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2316"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sincere \w love|strong="G0026"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G3029"\w* \w glad|strong="G5463"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w some|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G2983"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* \w walking|strong="G4043"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*, \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* been \w commanded|strong="G1785"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w do|strong="G2983"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*. 
\v 5 \w Now|strong="G3568"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w ask|strong="G2065"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, dear \w lady|strong="G2959"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w writing|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* \w commandment|strong="G1785"\w*, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G0240"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w beginning|strong="G0746"\w*, \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* sincerely \w love|strong="G0025"\w* \w one|strong="G0240"\w* \w another|strong="G0240"\w*. 
\v 6 \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* sincere \w love|strong="G0026"\w*: \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G3778"\w* \w walk|strong="G4043"\w* \w according|strong="G2596"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w His|strong="G0846"\w* \w commandments|strong="G1785"\w*. \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w commandment|strong="G1785"\w*, \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w beginning|strong="G0746"\w*, \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w should|strong="G2443"\w* \w walk|strong="G4043"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 7 \w For|strong="G1519"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w deceivers|strong="G4108"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w gone|strong="G1831"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* - \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3361"\w* \w acknowledge|strong="G3670"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w has|strong="G5547"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w flesh|strong="G4561"\w*. \w Such|strong="G3778"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w one|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w deceiver|strong="G4108"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w an|strong="G1510"\w* \w antichrist|strong="G0500"\w*. 
\v 8 \w Watch|strong="G0991"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1438"\w*, \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* might \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w lose|strong="G0622"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G0622"\w* accomplished, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* get \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w full|strong="G4134"\w* \w reward|strong="G3408"\w*. 
\v 9 \w Anyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w live|strong="G2192"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1322"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* runs away \w from|strong="G3361"\w* \w it|strong="G3778"\w*, \w doesn’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w One|strong="G3778"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w lives|strong="G3306"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1322"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*. 
\v 10 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w comes|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w bring|strong="G5342"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1322"\w*, \w don’t|strong="G3756"\w* welcome \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w receive|strong="G2983"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w person|strong="G5100"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G1487"\w* \w house|strong="G3614"\w*, 
\v 11 \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* welcomes such \w a|strong="G3004"\w* \w person|strong="G0846"\w* \w participates|strong="G2841"\w* \w in|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* person’s \w evil|strong="G4190"\w* \w deeds|strong="G2041"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w Since|strong="G2192"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w things|strong="G4183"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w write|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w want|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w paper|strong="G5489"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w ink|strong="G3188"\w*; \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w hope|strong="G1679"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w come|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w face|strong="G4750"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w face|strong="G4750"\w*, \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w joy|strong="G5479"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w full|strong="G4137"\w*. 
\v 13 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* \w of|strong="G5043"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w chosen|strong="G1588"\w* \w sister|strong="G0079"\w* \w greet|strong="G0782"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. Amen.\f + \fr 1:13 \ft Amen means “so \+w be|strong="G5043"\+w* it.”\f* 
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