\id 2JN \h 2 John \toc1 2 John \toc2 2 John \mt1 2 John \c 1 \s1 Introduction and Thanksgiving \p \v 1 \w From|strong="G4245"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w elder|strong="G4245"\w*, \w to an elect|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* \w love|strong="G0025"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w (and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w alone|strong="G3441"\w*, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G1097"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w the truth|strong="G0225"\w*), \v 2 \w because of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w that resides|strong="G3306"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G2254"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w will be|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w us|strong="G2257"\w* \w forever|strong="G0165"\w*. \v 3 \w Grace|strong="G5485"\w*, \w mercy|strong="G1656"\w*, \w and|strong="G1515"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w will be|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w us|strong="G2257"\w* \w from|strong="G3844"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w the Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G3844"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w the Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of the Father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w*. \p \v 4 \w I rejoiced|strong="G5463"\w* \w greatly|strong="G3029"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w I have found|strong="G2147"\w* \w some|strong="G1537"\w* \w of your|strong="G4675"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* \w living|strong="G4043"\w* \w according to|strong="G1722"\w* \w the truth|strong="G0225"\w*, \w just as|strong="G2531"\w* \w the Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w commanded|strong="G1785"\w* \w us|strong="G1537"\w*. \s1 Warning \w Against|strong="G1722"\w* False Teachers \p \v 5 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w I ask|strong="G2065"\w* \w you|strong="G4571"\w*, \w lady|strong="G2959"\w* \w (not|strong="G3756"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if I were|strong="G1125"\w* \w writing|strong="G1125"\w* \w a new|strong="G2537"\w* \w commandment|strong="G1785"\w* \w to you|strong="G4671"\w*, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w the one|strong="G3739"\w* \w we have had|strong="G2192"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the beginning|strong="G0746"\w*\w ),|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we love|strong="G0025"\w* \w one another|strong="G0240"\w*. \v 6 \w (Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w*\w : that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we walk|strong="G4043"\w* \w according to|strong="G2596"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w commandments|strong="G1785"\w*.\w ) This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the commandment|strong="G1785"\w*, \w just as|strong="G2531"\w* \w you have heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the beginning|strong="G0746"\w*; \w thus|strong="G2443"\w* \w you should walk|strong="G4043"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*. \v 7 \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w deceivers|strong="G4108"\w* \w have gone out|strong="G1831"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the world|strong="G2889"\w*, \w people who do|strong="G3670"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w confess|strong="G3670"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w as|strong="G5547"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w coming|strong="G2064"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the flesh|strong="G4561"\w*. \w This person|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the deceiver|strong="G4108"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the antichrist|strong="G0500"\w*! 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